proofreading of my poor English

English translation: who cannot avail themselves of legal aid ... to access the benefit

23:14 Feb 14, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / notice to the suspect/UK English

English term or phrase: proofreading of my poor English

The Public Prosecutor, xxxxx, having concluded the preliminary investigations relating to the criminal proceedings referred to in the heading hereof, proceedings entered in the General Register of Crimes against:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

HEREBY DECLARES
that self-defence is not allowed in Italian criminal processes, thus a technical defence is compulsory and the suspect(s) must be defended by a full-fledged-barrister (technical defence);

that the suspect(s) is/are entitled to appoint his/her/their counsel and that if no counsel is appointed the suspect (s) will be represented by a public defender;

- that the State pays the Public Defender the fees ordered by the Judge and subsequently it may recover the sums paid for the defence of persons who cannot avail of legal aid (according to s. 217/90 as amended) due to verified lack of the conditions to accede the benefit; in the event of non-payment, distress will be levied.

any corections/commentd appreciated

strictly UK English....

very many thanks in advance...........

verbis KudoZ activity Questions: 1052 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 4110
Local time: 13:11

Selected answer:who cannot avail themselves of legal aid ... to access the benefit

Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs 15 mins (2005-02-15 01:30:23 GMT)
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maybe imposed rather than levied?

distress/distraint:
<<the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; \"Originally distress was a landlord\'s remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord\'s lien\">>

Selected response from:

Refugio
Local time: 04:11

Grading comment

thanks to ALL of you
Since your answers were ALL useful and appropriate I threw dice, really

thanks again

laura
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

Sorry, Verbis , but this is not the place to put a huge work like that.

Clauwolf

that self-representation is not allowed

Charlesp

who cannot avail themselves of legal aid ... to access the benefit

Refugio

concluded the preliminary investigation

Alaa Zeineldine

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

34 mins confidence:

proofreading of my poor english Sorry, Verbis , but this is not the place to put a huge work like that.

Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 08:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

33 mins confidence:

that self-defence is not allowed that self-representation is not allowed

Explanation:
The term "self-defence" is not approprate here. A better way to write it is "self-representation" is not allowed, in other words "in pro per" proceedings are not allowed.

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Note added at 40 mins (2005-02-14 23:55:13 GMT)
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In some jurisdictions, it is referred to as \"in pro se\"

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_se

Reference: http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/400911F9-BA07-48B2-A...

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 13:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

2 hrs confidence:

proofreading of my poor english

who cannot avail themselves of legal aid ... to access the benefit

Refugio
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

thanks to ALL of you
Since your answers were ALL useful and appropriate I threw dice, really

thanks again

laura

13 hrs confidence:

concluded the preliminary investigations concluded the preliminary investigation

Explanation:
This is probably a small nit, but I think singular would be better here. While the prosecutor is responsible for conducting preliminary investigations relating to criminal proceedings in general, for a specific case, it would normally be considered one investigation.

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 13:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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