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17:11 Oct 20, 2012 |
Greek to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / litigation | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ioanna Daskalopoulou Greece Local time: 20:13 | ||||||
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4 +2 | arguable case |
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4 +2 | cause for hearing/cause for bringing a case to trial |
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4 | ..cause for discussion.. |
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arguable case Explanation: 1. An application for initial permission should be made to the High Court, which will only grant permission if there is an arguable case and the applicant has not unduly delayed in seeking permission. (See: http://www.elc.org.uk/pages/lawukjudicial review.htm) 2. The judge held that there was an arguable case of libel. (See: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/arguab... 3. In your second example, the word 'arguable' also has a legal meaning not covered by your definitions:- cases are argued in court. Here, an arguable case is a shortened form of the formal legalese, 'a good arguable case', meaning, a case with enough scope within the legal/constitutional framework to be admitted for a hearing in court. The reporter might have verified with a legal expert that the appellants' case is arguable in the Appellate Court under the applicable/relevant laws, or gathered the story at a press conference called by a lawyer. (See: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/40610/arguable-su... |
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37 mins confidence:
2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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