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treat as hostile

Dutch translation: onwillige getuige

23:57 Nov 4, 2003
English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents
English term or phrase: treat as hostile
In het Hooggerechtshof bij het verhoor van een getuige:

Your honor, permission to treat as hostile?

Go ahead.
De Facto
Local time: 14:20
Dutch translation:onwillige getuige
Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-11-05 00:06:42 (GMT)
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... geweest. Volgens Nederlands recht kan een onwillige getuige gegijzeld
worden. Geldt dat ook voor onwillige Europol-ambtenaren? Gijzeling ...
www.xs4all.nl/~respub/artikelen/broch2drie.htm

... Dit lot kan een onwillige getuige treffen die vanaf maandag in het openbaar
wordt verhoord door de parlementaire enquêtecommissie Srebrenica. ...
www.bndestem.nl/regioportal/BNS/ 0,2622,1337-Algemeen-Nieuws!Algemeen!__1312105_,00.html - 61k - Supplemental Result
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Miriam Linschoten, PhD (X)
Local time: 06:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +11onwillige getuige
Miriam Linschoten, PhD (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
onwillige getuige


Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-11-05 00:06:42 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

... geweest. Volgens Nederlands recht kan een onwillige getuige gegijzeld
worden. Geldt dat ook voor onwillige Europol-ambtenaren? Gijzeling ...
www.xs4all.nl/~respub/artikelen/broch2drie.htm

... Dit lot kan een onwillige getuige treffen die vanaf maandag in het openbaar
wordt verhoord door de parlementaire enquêtecommissie Srebrenica. ...
www.bndestem.nl/regioportal/BNS/ 0,2622,1337-Algemeen-Nieuws!Algemeen!__1312105_,00.html - 61k - Supplemental Result

Miriam Linschoten, PhD (X)
Local time: 06:20
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 235

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: means that the witness is being hostile/evasive/confrontational & the judge is granting permission for the lawyer/prosecutor to treat them a certain way in order to obtain the info they need.
49 mins
agree  Evert DELOOF-SYS
2 hrs
agree  Ruth Rosenthal (X)
3 hrs
agree  joeky janusch
6 hrs
agree  Liesbeth Huijer
6 hrs
agree  Linda Ferwerda
6 hrs
agree  AllisonK (X): with willmatter
6 hrs
agree  Hans Vandecappelle
9 hrs
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
14 hrs
agree  Ariser
14 hrs
agree  Vanessa Baeten
2 days 14 hrs
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