Oct 28, 2008 14:19
15 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Zeuge
German to English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Client/Contractor Agreement
"Vorstehende Verpflichtungen finden keine Anwendung auf Daten und Informationen, die nachweislich als Zeuge den Ermittlungsbehörden mitgeteilt werden."
The above sentence is from the confidentiality section of a German contract. This particular sentence is part of a list of items where confidentiality relating to client and contractor data and information will not apply.
Is it possible for data and information to be used as a witness by the investigating authorities? I thought a witness was always a person or do you think that the German has simply used the wrong word in this context?
Any clarification welcome.
The above sentence is from the confidentiality section of a German contract. This particular sentence is part of a list of items where confidentiality relating to client and contractor data and information will not apply.
Is it possible for data and information to be used as a witness by the investigating authorities? I thought a witness was always a person or do you think that the German has simply used the wrong word in this context?
Any clarification welcome.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | witness |
David Seycek
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| 3 | presented as evidence |
Lingua.Franca
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Proposed translations
+9
7 mins
David Seycek
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Works in field
Austria
engineering, marketing + word power
Native in: German , Czech
Works in: English to German, Czech to German, German
Related KudoZ points
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26
Selected
witness
Der Satz ist unglücklich formuliert – meint, dass falls eine der Parteien von einer Behörde als Zeuge vorgeladen wird, besagte Geheimhaltungsvereinbarung nicht gilt.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sorry that I'm giving only 2 points for this, but Tamas provided a useful springboard for me too and points can't be spread around. I was not happy putting "witness" on its own in English because that would have been bizarre, I feel. I ended up putting: "[...] is communicated to the investigating authorities as witness evidence.""
2 mins
Lingua.Franca
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
BSc, MA, DipTrans
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Hungarian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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17
presented as evidence
maybe?
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