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portatore di un interesse

English translation: holds a personal interest

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Italian term or phrase:portatore di un interesse
English translation:holds a personal interest
Entered by: Franco Rigoni

06:48 Nov 6, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Italian term or phrase: portatore di un interesse
l’avv.X eccepisce l’incapacità del teste in quanto portatore di un interesse.
Franco Rigoni
Italy
holds a personal interest
Explanation:
"... because he holds a personal interest." I was about to translate with "stakeholder" but on reading the context, this seems to be more appropriate. "an interest holder" reads badly/is stilted.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:31
Grading comment
grazie
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4holds a personal interest
James (Jim) Davis
4 +2has a vested interest
Sara Bollati
4as a holder of interests
Maria Sometti (Anishchankava)
4as having a personal interest in the outcome of the proceedings
JRM (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
holds a personal interest


Explanation:
"... because he holds a personal interest." I was about to translate with "stakeholder" but on reading the context, this seems to be more appropriate. "an interest holder" reads badly/is stilted.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1667
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dominic Currie
1 hr
agree  Simo Blom
3 hrs
agree  darwilliam: your explanation is crystal clear
3 hrs
agree  Peter Cox
12 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
as a holder of interests


Explanation:
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Maria Sometti (Anishchankava)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in BelarusianBelarusian
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
has a vested interest


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/vested interest

http://www.answers.com/topic/vested-interest

Sara Bollati
New Zealand
Local time: 23:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  casper (X): That's it
2 hrs
agree  mlreid
2 days 3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in quanto portatore di un interesse
as having a personal interest in the outcome of the proceedings


Explanation:
(also known as bias) one of the grounds for impeaching a witness. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_impeachment (under bias)

JRM (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese
PRO pts in category: 85
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