Dec 2, 2009 17:23
14 yrs ago
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Slovak term
Local experience in translation
Native in: Slovak (Variants: Standard - Slovakia, Czech) 
Works in: German to English, Slovak to English, Czech to English, and 4 more.
oznamovateľ/oznamovateľka
Slovak to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Criminal prosecutions
In the context of a victim who presses charges against an accused person (obvinenie). The case involves failure to pay child support, but I am looking more for the general term. The term the Slovak dictionaries provide (annuciator, promulgator) do not seem to match the context.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | complainant |
Mike Gogulski
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| 4 +1 | claimant |
Gerry Vickers
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| 3 | relator / relatrix |
Igor Liba
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| 3 | informant |
Linda Vakermanova
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Mike Gogulski
Slovakia
Slovakia
Native in English
Specializes in field
Slovakia
Always better than just good enough
Native in: English
Works in: Slovak to English, English, Czech to English
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24
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complainant
another good possibility
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This fits the case. A complaint was filed with the police, who decided to make an accusation based on the complaint. I also thank Gerry Vickers for adding an important point about the charge itself."
7 mins
relator / relatrix
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43 mins
Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
A REAL English native speaker!
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
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24
claimant
Also see Plaintiff
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Peer comment(s):
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Linda Vakermanova
: A claimant is indeed someone who seeks compensation, such as child support payments. However, the asker's use of the phrase "pressing charges" confused the context.
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Thanks. Yes - because there is a distinction between civil and criminal law - if a 'victim' presses charges then it is usually criminal, but for child support it is civil
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Linda Vakermanova
Native in Slovak
Works in field
I'll go that extra mile
Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, German to Slovak, French to Slovak, and 1 more.
informant
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Note added at 59 mins (2009-12-02 18:23:19 GMT)
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THE plaintiff(s) is the person(s), who, once a case has reached court, presses the charges on the defendant that are then argued for by the prosecution. In this sense the plaintiff can be said to be the one "taking" the defendant to court. The plaintiffs might not have given information to the police (and of course the case might be civil as opposed to criminal), and may not necessarily be called as witnesses, but they will have been DEEMED by the court to have sufficient grounds for pressing charges.
An informant is anyone whose information to the police led to the arrest and/or prosecution of the defendant; the term especially refers to the most important supplier of the information. Informants might not give testimony as witnesses, provided that there are other witnesses who can supply testimony.
The asker gives a definition that suggests 'informant', but then supplies context which suggests 'plaintiff'. I am not totally sure which word the asker really means.
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Note added at 59 mins (2009-12-02 18:23:19 GMT)
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THE plaintiff(s) is the person(s), who, once a case has reached court, presses the charges on the defendant that are then argued for by the prosecution. In this sense the plaintiff can be said to be the one "taking" the defendant to court. The plaintiffs might not have given information to the police (and of course the case might be civil as opposed to criminal), and may not necessarily be called as witnesses, but they will have been DEEMED by the court to have sufficient grounds for pressing charges.
An informant is anyone whose information to the police led to the arrest and/or prosecution of the defendant; the term especially refers to the most important supplier of the information. Informants might not give testimony as witnesses, provided that there are other witnesses who can supply testimony.
The asker gives a definition that suggests 'informant', but then supplies context which suggests 'plaintiff'. I am not totally sure which word the asker really means.
Discussion
If malicious desertion/abandonment of children is involved then it is a different matter and both parents would have to do it - then it becomes a criminal matter and the state would prosecute the perpetrator/s, in which case there would be a 'defendant' and a 'prosecutor'
Failure to pay maintenance in the UK is a civil matter as well http://www.childsupportlaws.co.uk/dealing-with-maintenance-a... but in Slovakia it is different - failure to pay maintenance is a criminal matter and you can go to prison for it - was he charged with 'zanedbánie povinnej výživy'?