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English translation: measures taken, steps taken


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English term or phrase:action
English translation: measures taken, steps taken
Entered by: airmailrpl
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11:05 Nov 8, 2009
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Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: action
The document is "application for financial support. victim of an intentional act of violence" http://tinyurl.com/yg3npzu
What does 'action' mean in these contexts? action taken by the court, i.e. court proceedings ? prosecution proceedings? or just any action, not necessarily the legal track?
III Action taken so far, including court action
What action have you taken, and what was the result? Please tick the relevant box.
complaint
case under investigation
closed by prosecution service without action
order by committal court
judgment by trial court
opposition, appeal, cassation,
final judgment
...
VI. Documents that must be attached to this form
principal support - copy of decision or order closing the case without action

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marzena l
Poland
Local time: 16:42
measures taken, steps taken
Explanation:
action => measures taken, steps taken

action taken by the court
Action taken so far,
including court action
What action have you taken
closing the case without action
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 13:42
Grading comment
Thanks, I'll stick to this.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6measures taken, steps taken
airmailrpl
3 +2any action
Alexander Ryshow
3a judicial proceeding
Joyce A


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
any action


Explanation:


Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
measures taken, steps taken


Explanation:
action => measures taken, steps taken

action taken by the court
Action taken so far,
including court action
What action have you taken
closing the case without action

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 13:42
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a judicial proceeding


Explanation:

I would tend to think that "action taken by the court" in your above example more closely means a "judicial proceeding" although they are certainly "measures" or "steps" that airmailrpl mentions.



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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-08 13:43:24 GMT)
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By law, a proceeding is the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.

Joyce A
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Nov 9, 2009 - Changes made by airmailrpl:
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