Apr 13, 2014 10:26
10 yrs ago
English term
put the majority of its case to the witnesses
English to Russian
Law/Patents
Law (general)
In cross-examining the remaining witnesses, notably Mr. X, counsel for Y failed to put the majority of its case to those witnesses or to challenge large parts of the evidence that those witnesses have provided and which it has in submissions to date asked the Tribunal not to accept;
Proposed translations
(Russian)
4 +1 | изложить большую часть дела свидетелям (изложить свою версию) |
Natalia Volkova
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3 +1 | добиться подтверждения большей части своей аргументации [этими] свидетелями |
Oleg Lozinskiy
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Change log
Jun 10, 2014 08:23: Natalia Volkova changed "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents" , "Field (specific)" from "Law: Contract(s)" to "Law (general)"
Proposed translations
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изложить большую часть дела свидетелям (изложить свою версию)
Действия при перекрестном допросе свидетелей.
Описание порядка действий по ссылке.
PS. Strictly speaking, majority should be used with countable nouns to mean ‘the greater number’, as in the majority of cases . Use with uncountable nouns to mean ‘the greatest part’, as in I spent the majority of the day reading , is not considered good standard English, although it is common in informal contexts. (Oxford Dictionary, En-En)
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Note added at 57 days (2014-06-10 08:22:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Спасибо!
Описание порядка действий по ссылке.
PS. Strictly speaking, majority should be used with countable nouns to mean ‘the greater number’, as in the majority of cases . Use with uncountable nouns to mean ‘the greatest part’, as in I spent the majority of the day reading , is not considered good standard English, although it is common in informal contexts. (Oxford Dictionary, En-En)
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Note added at 57 days (2014-06-10 08:22:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Спасибо!
Example sentence:
You should put your version of the case to the witness and give them the chance to accept or deny it. Read more: Advocacy - Examining Witnesses - Cross-Examination
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добиться подтверждения большей части своей аргументации [этими] свидетелями
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