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12:49 Jan 15, 2010 |
German to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / criminal law | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Derek Gill Franßen Germany Local time: 16:12 | ||||||
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facts on file Explanation: might fit here |
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the reality/truth according to the files Explanation: Another option. |
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entry in the file / file entry Explanation: I have a hunch that this doesn't refer to reality as we laypeople know it, but merely to entries in the file, which are selective and may be subject to distortions. |
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reality of the record Explanation: ...yet another option ("file" would also work). For example: "The reality of the record, however, establishes that it was the State which made Ms. Cardona's relationship with Gonzalez a central theme of its case, because it needed to convince the jury that it was Ms. Cardona, and not Gonzalez, who was the primary abuser of Lazaro and thus responsible for his murder." (See page 11 here: http://www.wfsu.org/gavel2gavel/briefs/01-1056_replytorespon... .) Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed.) has this to say: record, n. [...] 3. MINUTES (2). 4. The official report of the proceedings in a case, including the filed papers, a verbatim transcript of the trial or hearings (if any), and tangible exhibits. —Also termed (in some jurisdictions) clerk's record; (in BrE) bundle. See DOCKET (1). file, n. 1. A court's complete and official record of a case[, e.g., "]the associate went to the courthouse to verify that the motion is in the file["]. 2. A lawyer's complete record of a case[, e.g., "]the paralegal stored the file in three drawers in her office["]. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-15 13:54:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here are some more examples used in court decisions: "Plaintiff’s post-trial insistence that such a request was made does not square with the reality of the record, or with its stance over the course of this trial." (See page 10 here: http://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/060801.JBA.Travel.pdf .) "The majority has succumbed to engaging in pure speculation rather than accepting the reality of the record before us." (See the end of page 63 here: http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/sc/opinions/2009/pdf/5... .) |
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in accordance with the records Explanation: this might work as well |
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