English translation: plaintiff/complainant

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Japanese term or phrase:
English translation:plaintiff/complainant
Entered by: Joyce A

15:59 Apr 13, 2010
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Japanese term or phrase:
被告人の供述(甲53)
Used to refer to statements, evidence and copies of statements, photographs, etc.
JpBaugh
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:36
plaintiff/complainant
Explanation:
原告が提出する証拠が甲号証、被告が提出する証拠が乙号証です. (Please see website below.

甲 is the plaintiff or the complainant in a civil suit. 甲 is the accuser in a criminal case.
Therefore, 甲53 is "plaintiff's exhibit 53" or "plaintiff's exhibit no. 53."
乙 is the defendant in a civil suit. In a criminal case 乙 is the "accused."


http://www.brownwelsh.com/HPLowry_archive/Cross1.htm

Example sentences:
- The loan balance principal on June 20, 1990 was $99,100.00. (Plaintiffs' Exhibit 3).
- Sherbacow claims the amount of $652,236.66 including Fanny Comen's loan (Plaintiffs' Exhibit 12)

- Complainant's exhibit number 3 establishes by substantial evidence the fourth ...
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Joyce A
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5 +1plaintiff/complainant
Joyce A
4Kou (= Kou Exhibit No.53)
Katsushi Saito
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FYI
cinefil

  

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Kou (= Kou Exhibit No.53)


Explanation:
In this case, “Kou” means “甲号証” which is produced as a legal evidence for court and legal proceedings, or hearing procedures, etc.

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On the second thought, it is also translated into “Plaintiff’s Exhibit”. But, “Kou” will do in Japan.
Other references:
1. mahou Kanji Dictionary! 甲 / kabuto
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Reading, コウカンカきのえ, kou kan ka kinoe. Nanori (name), かぶときまさまさる, kabuto .... 19, Legal, 甲第[~]号証 kabuto dai [~] goushou, こうだい[~]ごうしょうPlaintiff's Exhibit [~] koudai [~] goushou Plaintiff's Exhibit [~] ...
www.mahou.org/Kanji/3943/?usage - Cached
2. aihikokunin 相被告人 あいひこくにん co-accused aitai sumashirei ...
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... ちょうかい public hearings kou dai[~] goushou 甲第[~]号証 こうだい[~]ごうしょうPlaintiff's Exhibit [~] koudan; .... の慣習 こらいのかんしゅう ancient custom kou rui 甲類 こうるい Group A cases (Domestic Affairs Adjustment Law art. ...
ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/nihongo/lawgloss.sjs - Cached
3. [PDF]
Einheit V: Gesellschaftsrecht
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File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
甲号証 kou-gousyou exbit A. Anlage K1. 合議 gougi. Deliberation. Beratung. 抗告 koukoku. Appeal. Beschwerde, Rechtsbeschwerde. 控訴 kouso ... Urteilsspruch. 証拠 syouko. Exhibit. Beweis. 消尽 syoujin. Exhaustion. Erschöpfung ...
www.jura.uni-augsburg.de/.../japan_05_gesellschaftsr_schoen...
4. aihikokunin 相被告人 あいひこくにん co-accused aitai sumashirei ...
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... 文書 こうぶんしょ official document kouchoukai 公聴会 こうちょうかい public hearings kou dai[~] goushou 甲第[~]号証 こうだい[~]ごうしょうPlaintiff's Exhibit [~] koudan; kousha 公団;公社 こうだん;こうしゃ public corporation kousha; ...
www.bcit-broadcast.com/monash/lawgloss.sjs - Cached
5. Honyaku Archive :: Posts :: RE: Numbering of Legal Documents
Kou Dai-juu-go Shou > 甲第10号証. You don't say what kind of case this is -- civil or criminal -- and that may affect how this should be translated. In any case, 証 should be "exhibit." The parties in a Japanese legal case and in legal ...

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Website for Ref. No.5:
http://honyaku-archive.org/posts/163212/


    Reference: http://www.jpat.net/y30.htm
Katsushi Saito
Japan
Local time: 18:36
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 16
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plaintiff/complainant


Explanation:
原告が提出する証拠が甲号証、被告が提出する証拠が乙号証です. (Please see website below.

甲 is the plaintiff or the complainant in a civil suit. 甲 is the accuser in a criminal case.
Therefore, 甲53 is "plaintiff's exhibit 53" or "plaintiff's exhibit no. 53."
乙 is the defendant in a civil suit. In a criminal case 乙 is the "accused."


http://www.brownwelsh.com/HPLowry_archive/Cross1.htm

Example sentences:
- The loan balance principal on June 20, 1990 was $99,100.00. (Plaintiffs' Exhibit 3).
- Sherbacow claims the amount of $652,236.66 including Fanny Comen's loan (Plaintiffs' Exhibit 12)

- Complainant's exhibit number 3 establishes by substantial evidence the fourth ...



    Reference: http://www.jiyugaoka-law.com/techterm.html
Joyce A
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Reference comments


11 hrs
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
甲第3号証 > Exhibit A No. 3
2007年12月28日 ... (KudoZ) 日本語 から 英語 translation of 甲第3号証: Exhibit A No. 3 [法: 特許、 商標、著作権 (法/特許)].
jpn.proz.com/kudoz/japanese_to.../2328593-甲第3号証.html - キャッシュ
humbird - KudoZ
4, Dec 28 '07, jpn>eng, 甲第3号証 Exhibit A No. 1, easy, closed, ok .... your email settings, and more. The "My ProZ.com" menu was moved up here to simplify the main navigation, and to keep all of this type of information together. ...
jpn.proz.com/translator/66245?show_mode=kudoz&sub... - キャッシュ
jpn.proz.com のその他の検索結果を表示する
甲1~7 > Plaintiff's Exhibit/Appendices 1-7
投稿 3 件 - 2 人の編集者 - 最新の投稿: 2月14日
(KudoZ) Japanese to English translation of 甲1~7: Plaintiff's Exhibit/ Appendices 1-7 [提訴状の中の用語 - Law ... ProZ.com global directory of translation services. The translation workplace ... 証拠方法 甲第1号証 ======== ====証明書 甲第2号証 =======州州法人登録税年次報告書 甲第3号証。 ...
www.proz.com/kudoz/japanese_to.../3695233-甲1~7.html - キャッシュ

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