instance au principal

English translation: primary contestation

08:39 Nov 4, 2003

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents

French term or phrase: instance au principal

XXX peut, même en cas de i.a.p., sous condition de YYY, demander mainlevée [d'une hypotheque]

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English translation:primary contestation

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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 02:12

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principal proceedings

Yolanda Broad

primary contestation

Francis MARC

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primary contestation

Explanation:
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 02:12
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 6500

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thanks

165 days confidence:

principal proceedings

Explanation:
Instance = court; tribunal; level of proceedings; (first or last) instance; authority; level of jurisdiction; proceedings.
(Source: The Council of Europe French-English Legal dictionary, F.H.S. Bridge, 1994)

"Au principal" = in the main proceedings; on the merits. [Op. cit.]

In your case, the "instance" refers to *proceedings*, since it is accompanied by "au principal"

Yolanda Broad
United States
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English
PRO pts in pair: 1551

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