Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
had its day in court
Chinese translation:
出庭应诉/官司缠身
Added to glossary by
Edward LIU
Mar 16, 2005 05:04
20 yrs ago
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English term
China
had its day in court
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
IDGNS: Your Kazaa P-to-P file sharing service has had its day in court. Any legal issues to worry about with your P-to-P voice service?
Zennstr鰉: There is no legal issue with voice. There is no legal monopoly to provide voice service in developed countries.
Zennstr鰉: There is no legal issue with voice. There is no legal monopoly to provide voice service in developed countries.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 | 出庭应诉/官司缠身 |
Edward LIU
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| 5 +2 | 法院經已審議過 |
shlconsultan (X)
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| 4 +1 | 引起了（法律）诉讼 |
Willey (云鹏) Chang (张)
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| 5 | 已經由法院審議過 |
shlconsultan (X)
|
| 4 | 触及法律 |
Xiangdong Zhuo
|
Proposed translations
1 hr
Edward LIU
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
Canada
Conference interpreter, MBA, ATIO, ATA
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Russian to Chinese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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915
Selected
出庭应诉/官司缠身
出庭应诉/官司缠身
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "谢谢！
就用“官司缠身”"
20 mins
触及法律
被告上法庭
+1
24 mins
Willey (云鹏) Chang (张)
Thailand
Thailand
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
Thailand
High efficiency, accurate.
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Traditional, Mandarin) 
Works in: English, Chinese to English, English to Chinese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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51
+2
5 hrs
法院經已審議過
"had its day in court" does not mean that the matter is currently subject to legal proceedings. It means that the matter has already been deliberated by the court in the past.
21 hrs
已經由法院審議過
"Had its day in court" is not the same as "has had its day". The former means that the matter has been previously reviewed in court proceedings. The latter terms means that something is no longer fashionable. The two expressions are not the same.
Discussion
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