pr

English translation: police court / police court judge / magistrate judge

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Dutch term or phrase:pr
English translation:police court / police court judge / magistrate judge
Entered by: Bryan Crumpler

06:20 Jan 4, 2013
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
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Dutch term or phrase: pr
At the end of a notice of appeal that an attorney's office filed in court, it lists official courtesy copies issued to the public prosecutor, the clerk of court and 2 other entities and is abbreviated as follows:

Afschrift verzonden aan de officier van justitie/pr/vr/griffier

Any idea what "pr" refers to?
Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 20:45
politierechter
Explanation:
http://is.gd/fGXBPu

'Politierechter Een politierechterzitting (in het vakjargon 'PR' geheten) betreft een zitting waarbij één rechter (terzijde gestaan door een griffier) strafzaken ...'

'Eenvoudige zaken' – politierechter (PR) · Tekst · 2.2 'Zware en ...'

'De aantekening wordt door de politierechter gewaarmerkt. ... op de aantekening mondeling vonnis oordelen dat de procedure bij de PR gold als een procedure ...'

'... de zaak tegen wethouder A. Kok uit Lelystad op een zitting van de politierechter (PR) wordt aangebracht. De behandeling van de zaak zal op ...'

etc.



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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2013-01-06 21:23:49 GMT)
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Oops: English: police court / police court judge
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sindy cremer
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politierechter tov vrederechter
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1attorney of record
Hans Reinders
4politierechter
sindy cremer


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attorney of record


Explanation:
The only thing I can think of is that 'pr' stand for procureur.

Hans Reinders
Local time: 01:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  Katie Van Keijenberg: I agree
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2 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
politierechter


Explanation:
http://is.gd/fGXBPu

'Politierechter Een politierechterzitting (in het vakjargon 'PR' geheten) betreft een zitting waarbij één rechter (terzijde gestaan door een griffier) strafzaken ...'

'Eenvoudige zaken' – politierechter (PR) · Tekst · 2.2 'Zware en ...'

'De aantekening wordt door de politierechter gewaarmerkt. ... op de aantekening mondeling vonnis oordelen dat de procedure bij de PR gold als een procedure ...'

'... de zaak tegen wethouder A. Kok uit Lelystad op een zitting van de politierechter (PR) wordt aangebracht. De behandeling van de zaak zal op ...'

etc.



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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2013-01-06 21:23:49 GMT)
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Oops: English: police court / police court judge

sindy cremer
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
politierechter tov vrederechter
Notes to answerer
Asker: Seems plausible, although police court is a nonfunctional term around here. Would prefer magistrate judge if this were the case. Although it would go hand in hand with vr (i.e. vrederechter perhaps???)

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