procuratore generale alle liti
English translation: attorney vested with general powers for legal proceedings
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| 4 | power of attorney ad litem (or p.o.a. to appear before the courts) |
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| 4 | attorney vested with general powers for legal proceedings |
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power of attorney ad litem (or p.o.a. to appear before the courts) Explanation: ad litem means "judicially" or "before the courts" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2009-02-23 11:26:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (Often the p.o.a. ad litem is limited to the conduct of a particular case, or to the handling of a particular matter (e.g. settlement of a decedent's estate).) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 42 mins (2009-02-23 11:30:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (It would probably be a mistake to translate "procura generale alle liti" as "general power of attorney ad litem", because "general" is too broad in English.) (Perhaps "broad power of attorney ad litem".) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 mins (2009-02-23 11:33:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A "Procuratora Generale" is a general public prosecutor, which is something entirely different (and I assume was a typographical error and not part of the actual Kudoz question). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-02-23 21:00:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (Response to Asker: According to Italian law, a translation must be idiomatic, not an erroneous calque. I have identified for you the erroneous calque which I believe should be avoided so as to avoid ambiguity and misleading meaning. "general p.o.a. ad litem" is wrong, "p.o.a. ad litem" is correct, which in context means for any matter which the venue, the client's instructions, and the circumstances allow.) |
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