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Cross-Defendant

French translation: Défendeur reconventionnel

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English term or phrase:cross-defendant
French translation:Défendeur reconventionnel
Entered by: Salman Hossen

19:03 Sep 1, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / trial
English term or phrase: Cross-Defendant
In the same case I have a doubt how to translate Cross defendant
Frederic Audebrand
United Kingdom
Défendeur reconventionnel
Explanation:
C'est la partie demanderesse principale à qui est notifiée une demande reconventionnelle (cette partie doit donc préparer une défense à la demande reconventionnelle)
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Salman Hossen
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4 +5Défendeur reconventionnel
Salman Hossen
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educaloi.qc.ca
Nathalie Stewart
same question previously posted
Adrian MM.

  

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Défendeur reconventionnel


Explanation:
C'est la partie demanderesse principale à qui est notifiée une demande reconventionnelle (cette partie doit donc préparer une défense à la demande reconventionnelle)


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Salman Hossen
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agree  Nathalie Stewart
2 mins

agree  Eliza Hall: Yes. But bear in mind that US procedure distinguishes between cross-claims and counterclaims. That may not make a difference in FR: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/cross-complaint
25 mins

agree  François Tardif
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 4 hrs

agree  Cyril Tollari
1 day 15 hrs
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23 mins
Reference: educaloi.qc.ca

Reference information:
Le défendeur qui entreprend une demande reconventionnelle est appelé demandeur reconventionnel alors que le demandeur principal prend le titre de défendeur reconventionnel.

The defendant who makes a cross demand is called the "cross plaintiff" and the original plaintiff is called the "cross defendant".


https://educaloi.qc.ca/capsules/le-proces-de-divorce/
Le juge du procès en divorce prend une décision finale sur les questions qui lui ont été soumises dans la demande en divorce et dans la demande reconventionnelle, s’il y a lieu.

https://educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/divorce-trials/
The trial judge hearing the divorce case makes a final decision on the issues raised in the divorce application and in the cross demand (requests by the other side), if there is one.

Nathalie Stewart
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1 day 18 hrs
Reference: same question previously posted

Reference information:
défendeur reconventionnel - likelier again to be a défenderesse reconventionnelle as a corp. or female, but never mind.


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-french/law-general/1540...
Adrian MM.
Austria
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