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告诉乃论

English translation: will be prosecuted only upon complaint


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Chinese term or phrase:告诉乃论
English translation:will be prosecuted only upon complaint
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01:57 Jun 9, 2011
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Law/Patents - Law (general) / penal code
Chinese term or phrase: 告诉乃论
第239 条之罪及第245条之罪,须告诉乃论.

The 239th item of code and the 245th item of code, should be charged with the same penalty.
This is actually from the Taiwan Laws and Regulation Database. I just don't quite know how to word 乃论. TIA
Ralph Dunsdon
Local time: 04:28
will be prosecuted only upon complaint
Explanation:
Very similar to what Vivian said, but I think it's a little clearer phrased this way.
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xxxsino-transla
Grading comment
Thanks all, as all answers are correct. Matthew's wording smoother to me.
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4 +1Explanationjyuan_us
3 +2no trial without complaint
Vivian Yuan
4will be prosecuted only upon complaintxxxsino-transla


  

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Explanation


Explanation:
The 239th item of code and the 245th item of code will apply only when 有人提控。

意思是说，如果受害者选择不提出指控，即使人人都知道某人确实犯了239th item 和245th item，也不会对其加以治罪。

jyuan_us
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agree  Simon LU
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no trial without complaint


Explanation:
乃 [preposition]

告诉 is a precondition of 论。

Vivian Yuan
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agree  Phil Hand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antragsdelikt
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agree  philipchang
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will be prosecuted only upon complaint


Explanation:
Very similar to what Vivian said, but I think it's a little clearer phrased this way.

xxxsino-transla
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks all, as all answers are correct. Matthew's wording smoother to me.
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