Jan 21, 2004 14:11
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French term
PLAISE A MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT
French to English
Law/Patents
Summons to court,sentence in centre of page and underligned followed by the various charges to be examined. Is it simply "IF IT PLEASE THE PRESIDENT" (of the court) or is there a more formal expression ?
Thank you for any help
Thank you for any help
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| 3 +7 | May if please the Court |
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May if please the Court
not if, may. this is the standard phrase
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Note added at 2004-01-21 14:16:43 (GMT)
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OOPS: typo:
may it please the court.
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Note added at 2004-01-21 14:28:37 (GMT)
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Duke University School of Law Moot Court Board -- Scoring Criteria
... 1 pt.: Failure to begin main argument with, \"May it please the Court.\". -1
pt.: Failure to begin rebuttal with, \"May it please the Court.\". Respondent. ...
www.law.duke.edu/student/act/mootCourt/ pages/scoring_criteria.html - 22k
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Note added at 2004-01-21 14:36:29 (GMT)
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Howard Addresses Centenary High Court Sitting [October 6, 2003]
... Court\'s first sitting in 1903. Your Excellencies, Chief Justice,
Yours Honours, may it please the court. I am very conscious of ...
www.australianpolitics.com/news/2003/10/03-10-06.shtml - 20k
Round Three
... Peter had closed the submissions saying “may it please the court, I wish to exercise my right to reply, but as I should be on the last train to London I ...
alpha.qmul.ac.uk/~laws/moot/3.html - 7k
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Note added at 2004-01-21 14:16:43 (GMT)
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OOPS: typo:
may it please the court.
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Note added at 2004-01-21 14:28:37 (GMT)
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Duke University School of Law Moot Court Board -- Scoring Criteria
... 1 pt.: Failure to begin main argument with, \"May it please the Court.\". -1
pt.: Failure to begin rebuttal with, \"May it please the Court.\". Respondent. ...
www.law.duke.edu/student/act/mootCourt/ pages/scoring_criteria.html - 22k
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Note added at 2004-01-21 14:36:29 (GMT)
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Howard Addresses Centenary High Court Sitting [October 6, 2003]
... Court\'s first sitting in 1903. Your Excellencies, Chief Justice,
Yours Honours, may it please the court. I am very conscious of ...
www.australianpolitics.com/news/2003/10/03-10-06.shtml - 20k
Round Three
... Peter had closed the submissions saying “may it please the court, I wish to exercise my right to reply, but as I should be on the last train to London I ...
alpha.qmul.ac.uk/~laws/moot/3.html - 7k
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Perfect, thanks a lot
Dianne"
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