Dec 16, 2004 20:58
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
United States
Telecom/new media tech, law, bus, mktg
Native in: English
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representar v. assistir
Portuguese to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
What is the difference between the two words in the following?
"Parte ré representada por ABC e assistida por XYZ."
"Parte ré representada por ABC e assistida por XYZ."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | represented versus assisted by |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | (the defendant's) counsel is ABC; advised by XYZ |
Eduardo Queiroz
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| 3 | act as attorney x act as privy |
rhandler
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Proposed translations
18 mins
act as attorney x act as privy
Representar: act as attorney.
Assistir:act as privy (see below)
ABC is the attorney for the Defendant. XYZ is a privy, one who acquires an interest in the subject matter (as property) of prior or pending litigation and is bound by the judgement as if he or she were a party to the action (Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Law)
Assistir:act as privy (see below)
ABC is the attorney for the Defendant. XYZ is a privy, one who acquires an interest in the subject matter (as property) of prior or pending litigation and is bound by the judgement as if he or she were a party to the action (Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Law)
18 mins
Eduardo Queiroz
Native in Portuguese
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(the defendant's) counsel is ABC; advised by XYZ
They seem to be on the same team, not much distinction there. Here's how I would word it.
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Note added at 1 hr 58 mins (2004-12-16 22:57:42 GMT)
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to have privy access/info/assistance, XYZ must be in some legal capacity for the defendant. I doubt there would be two parties working separately in the same case (attorneys/Counsels-ABC and advisors/XYZ - just bad strategy, seems to me).
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Note added at 1 hr 58 mins (2004-12-16 22:57:42 GMT)
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to have privy access/info/assistance, XYZ must be in some legal capacity for the defendant. I doubt there would be two parties working separately in the same case (attorneys/Counsels-ABC and advisors/XYZ - just bad strategy, seems to me).
3 hrs
represented versus assisted by
first counsel and second counsel...or first and second chair seems to me: as in below:
and ability to handle any CJA appointment on a first-chair basis ... 4) Appointmentof
Counsel. ... Panel A or Panel B, and may appoint one or more second-chair counsel. ...
www.txwd.uscourts.gov/rules/online/pdf/at/at-8.pdf - Similar pages
In English court parlance, I'm pretty sure the second chair attorney is said to be assisting....
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Note added at 3 hrs 50 mins (2004-12-17 00:49:00 GMT)
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I might be wrong but I looked at several documents from Brazil, and it seems to me this may be the case
and ability to handle any CJA appointment on a first-chair basis ... 4) Appointmentof
Counsel. ... Panel A or Panel B, and may appoint one or more second-chair counsel. ...
www.txwd.uscourts.gov/rules/online/pdf/at/at-8.pdf - Similar pages
In English court parlance, I'm pretty sure the second chair attorney is said to be assisting....
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Note added at 3 hrs 50 mins (2004-12-17 00:49:00 GMT)
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I might be wrong but I looked at several documents from Brazil, and it seems to me this may be the case
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