me porter partie civile
English translation: bring a claim or an action for damages
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| 4 +1 | to become a plaintiff, to make a civil-law complaint |
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| 5 | bring an action for damages |
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| 4 | launch a private prosecution |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to become a plaintiff, to make a civil-law complaint Explanation: partie civile is a (fem.) plaintiff |
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1 hr confidence:
bring an action for damages Explanation: "I don't wish to bring an action for damages yet." In a criminal case, "se porter/se constituer partie civile" describes a victim who brings a civil aciton for damages as plaintiff. 1 – EuroDicAutom se porter partie civile; se constituer partie civile = to bring a civil action against s.o.; to sue s.o.for civil injury partie civile = plaintiff action de la partie civile = action for damages 2 – Grand Dictionnaire partie civile n. f. Déf. :Victime d'une infraction qui demande devant une juridiction répressive que l'auteur soit condamné à réparer le préjudice par elle souffert. Ainsi, la victime d'un accident d'auto peut se porter partie civile devant la juridiction répressive et obtenir, en même temps que l'intéressé est condamné pour blessures involontaires, des dommages-intérêts. plaintiff claiming damages = partie civile n. f. Note :((On trouve dans le document:)) plaintiff claiming damages (in criminal case). a party in civil matters = partie civile n. f. Eurodicautom, Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique |
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launch a private prosecution Explanation: From the reference cited below: "The coalition decided to bring the case as a private prosecution (plainte avec constitution de partie civile)" Reference: http://www.hrw.org/editorials/2001/habre0515.htm |
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