se instruye participacion en contra de mi defendido

English translation: procedural steps are initiated against my client

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Spanish term or phrase:	se instruye participacion en contra de mi defendido
English translation:	procedural steps are initiated against my client
Entered by:	Parrot

22:23 Jan 16, 2008

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Spanish term or phrase: se instruye participacion en contra de mi defendido

Does this mean that the judge is ordering evidence to be presented against the attorney's client (the defendant)?

Dana Markiewicz KudoZ activity Questions: 52 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 06:35

basically

Explanation:
the judge is referring to the investigation of the parties filing the claim, which may involve evidence presented by said parties. You could say "procedural steps are initiated/opened", but it all depends on what follows.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-17 01:22:46 GMT)
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A multiple-party case is possible, but remember evidence (including testimony) works both ways.

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Note added at 4 days (2008-01-21 11:13:42 GMT)
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No error, Dana. I was answering the question in the body. You can change what appears in the entry line.

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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 15:35

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basically

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basically

Parrot
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Local time: 15:35
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Native speaker of: English
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Asker: If I select this, will it appear in glossaries as "basically"? I think an error resulted from the way the answer was entered.

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