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English translation: Your Honour

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21:55 Jun 23, 2011

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / form of address

Dutch term or phrase: U edele

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English translation:Your Honour

Explanation:
I would use Your Honour, since the petition is to a judge.
(see reference supplied in my post)

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Josephine Isaacs
Australia
Local time: 14:35

Grading comment

Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Your Honour

Josephine Isaacs

Summary of reference entries provided

Reference: honorifics

Josephine Isaacs

Discussion entries: 5

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14 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Your Honour

Explanation:
I would use Your Honour, since the petition is to a judge.
(see reference supplied in my post)

Josephine Isaacs
Australia
Local time: 14:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thank you very much.

Reference comments

2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: Reference: honorifics

Reference information:
It will depend who you are addressing, just as in the Dutch language.

Your Honour, Your Worship perhaps if this is for someone in the judiciary.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-06-24 00:13:39 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_(manner_of_address)

Josephine Isaacs
Australia
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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Changes made by editors

Jun 23, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
Field	Law/Patents => Other
Field (specific)	Law: Contract(s) => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Field (write-in)	(none) => form of address

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