Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tachar testigos
English translation:
challenge witnesses
Added to glossary by
Consult Couture
Jul 9, 2003 22:28
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
tachar testigos
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
tachar testigos para que estos no puedan comparecer enjuicio
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | challenge |
Consult Couture
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| 4 +3 | discredit a witness |
William Stein
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| 4 | accuse the witnesses |
carosisi
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| 4 | remove a withness |
Connie Ibarzabal
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Proposed translations
+7
11 mins
Selected
challenge
to challenge witnesses so that they cannot make an appearance
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Note added at 2003-07-09 22:42:44 (GMT)
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Example:
Ruto lawyer allowed to challenge witness
By Amadi Mugasia
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The High Court yesterday allowed a lawyer representing Eldoret North MP, William Ruto in election petition, to file additional evidence showing a witness was untruthful.
Nairobi judge, Justice Tom Mbaluto issued the orders stressing “courts can not proceed with matters which are untruthful ... and if a witness is not truthful, the matter must be investigated to unearth the truth”.
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/June/tue17062003/national...
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Note added at 2003-07-10 01:50:58 (GMT)
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impeach: to challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness\'s credibility
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=impeach
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Note added at 2003-07-09 22:42:44 (GMT)
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Example:
Ruto lawyer allowed to challenge witness
By Amadi Mugasia
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The High Court yesterday allowed a lawyer representing Eldoret North MP, William Ruto in election petition, to file additional evidence showing a witness was untruthful.
Nairobi judge, Justice Tom Mbaluto issued the orders stressing “courts can not proceed with matters which are untruthful ... and if a witness is not truthful, the matter must be investigated to unearth the truth”.
http://www.eastandard.net/archives/June/tue17062003/national...
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Note added at 2003-07-10 01:50:58 (GMT)
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impeach: to challenge the validity of; try to discredit: impeach a witness\'s credibility
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=impeach
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
24 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1214
discredit a witness
refs
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Note added at 2003-07-09 22:56:34 (GMT)
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Justice for Woody
... Sorrell\'s Report Attempts to Discredit Witnesses. The Attorney Generals\'s
report goes to considerable lengths to discredit witnesses ...
www.justiceforwoody.org/analysis/ sorrell/discredit.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Grand Forks Herald | 04/03/2003 | COURTS: Puckett\'s attorney ...
... COURTS: Puckett\'s attorney tries to discredit witnesses Case now in hands of jury
in trial of Minnesota baseball icon By Amy Mayron Knight Ridder Newspapers ...
www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/ 2003/04/04/sports/5545866.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
TIMES\' REPORTER TARGETS LAWYERS, WITNESSES
... pretense of writing an article has carried out a massive campaign of harassment, intimidation and attempts to embarrass and discredit witnesses, attorneys and ...
www.russianlaw.org/alert.htm - 19k - Jul 8, 2003 - Cached
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Note added at 2003-07-09 22:56:34 (GMT)
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Justice for Woody
... Sorrell\'s Report Attempts to Discredit Witnesses. The Attorney Generals\'s
report goes to considerable lengths to discredit witnesses ...
www.justiceforwoody.org/analysis/ sorrell/discredit.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Grand Forks Herald | 04/03/2003 | COURTS: Puckett\'s attorney ...
... COURTS: Puckett\'s attorney tries to discredit witnesses Case now in hands of jury
in trial of Minnesota baseball icon By Amy Mayron Knight Ridder Newspapers ...
www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/ 2003/04/04/sports/5545866.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
TIMES\' REPORTER TARGETS LAWYERS, WITNESSES
... pretense of writing an article has carried out a massive campaign of harassment, intimidation and attempts to embarrass and discredit witnesses, attorneys and ...
www.russianlaw.org/alert.htm - 19k - Jul 8, 2003 - Cached
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sunshine King
15 mins
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| neutral |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: I don't think a power of attorney can do that!
22 mins
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Where do you see anything about a power of attorney? And why could it challenge a witness but not discredit one?
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| agree |
Parrot
: You discredit a witness so that the judge does not consider him fit to testify in court.
1 hr
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| agree |
Jorge Rubino
4 hrs
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3 hrs
accuse the witnesses
según diccionario jurídico": tachar a alguien: accuse sombody (of being)...
creo que tiene el sentido en este contexto ya que se trata de evitar que comparezcan.
suerte!
creo que tiene el sentido en este contexto ya que se trata de evitar que comparezcan.
suerte!
5 hrs
remove a withness
When there is evidence that a witness is untruthful he/she is removed or eliminated from the jury
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