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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Hôtel de justice

English translation:

court of justice

Added to glossary by Carline Dumoulin
Mar 20, 2008 01:59
16 yrs ago
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French term

Hôtel de justice

French to English Law/Patents Law (general)
This is a term found in a legal document from Haiti. The sentence is as follows: "Par devant nous, XXX, Juge de paix, a comparu, XXX, en notre hôtel de justice, identifié par sa carte....."

Any clarification on this term will be appreciated.

Thanks,

CF
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 court of justice
4 +10 (law) court
4 Courthouse

Proposed translations

+2
4 hrs
Selected

court of justice

more global term?
Peer comment(s):
agree Laurel Clausen
3 hrs
agree MatthewLaSon : I like that even better!
14 hrs
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+10
1 hr

(law) court

Depending on your audience, it may be sufficient to translate it this way.
Note from asker:
Thank you!!!
Peer comment(s):
agree Christiane Hargrave (X) : I agree with 'court'
1 hr
agree Angeliki Papadopoulou
2 hrs
agree MatthewLaSon : It could be just a standard Haitian court.
2 hrs
agree Clair Pickworth
2 hrs
agree Etienne Muylle Wallace
3 hrs
agree writeaway : from the context, looks like it could just be Haitian term for 'palais de justice but found this as well: http://www.metropolehaiti.com/metropole/full_poli_fr.php?id=... Asker needs to do a bit more research imho
4 hrs
agree Victoria Porter-Burns :
4 hrs
agree swanda
5 hrs
agree Euqinimod (X)
6 hrs
agree Julie Barber
7 hrs
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9 hrs

Courthouse

:)
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