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German translation: das Volk


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English term or phrase:public at large
German translation:das Volk
Entered by: Caissa_HB
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09:09 May 13, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: public at large
From an Pakistani court file
The *Public At Large* is a defendant.
I am not a specialist on the field of law and there are hardly any goggle hits.
Can somebody help? Thanks in advance!
Caissa_HB
Local time: 09:21
das Volk
Explanation:
In English legal parlance we'd usually say "the People", as in "The People versus John Doe". The German equivalent is, of course, "das Volk": oben bei Gerichtsurteilen steht oft "Im Namen des Volkes"
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Eric Rosencrantz
Local time: 09:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5das VolkEric Rosencrantz
3die AllgemeinheitDr. Erich A. Schmidt
2 +1allgemeine Öffentlichkeit
Manuela Junghans


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
allgemeine Öffentlichkeit


Explanation:
as defendant vs. a particular person

Manuela Junghans
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: ... wobei ich mich frage, ob hier nicht "das Volk" als beklagte Partei gemeint sein könnte.
6 mins
  -> Danke Steffen. Ja, das Volk könnte im vorliegenden Fall durchaus passend sein.
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
das Volk


Explanation:
In English legal parlance we'd usually say "the People", as in "The People versus John Doe". The German equivalent is, of course, "das Volk": oben bei Gerichtsurteilen steht oft "Im Namen des Volkes"

Example sentence(s):
  • Im Namen des Volkes wird für Recht erkannt
Eric Rosencrantz
Local time: 09:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Owen
15 mins
agree  EdithK
29 mins
agree  franglish
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
7 hrs
agree  Andrej Circ
18 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
die Allgemeinheit


Explanation:
Der Ausdruck bezieht sich nach meiner Meinung auf die gesamte Bevölkerung bzw. auf die Allgemeinheit. Im Englischen werden für *public at large* die Ausdrücke "general public" oder "entire public" verwendet.

Dr. Erich A. Schmidt
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (2): EdithK, Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)


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Changes made by editors
May 13, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Language pairGerman to English => English to German


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