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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

abertura da instrução

English translation:

discovery proceedings

Added to glossary by Mario Freitas
Mar 17, 2014 09:53
10 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

abertura da instrução

Portuguese to English Law/Patents Law (general) Criminal law
Hello,
I am translating into Slovak an English document that has been translated from Portuguese, There is the term "opening the instruction" which doesn't make too much sense within existing context. I found based on reference to provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure that it should be "abertura da instrução":

Artigo 286o

1 – A instrução visa a comprovação judicial da decisão de deduzir acusação ou de arquivar o
inquérito em ordem a submeter ou não a causa a julgamento.

Artigo 287

Requerimento para abertura da instrução 1 – A abertura da instrução pode ser requerida, no prazo de 20 dias a contar da notificação da acusação ou do arquivamento:

http://www.legix.pt/docs/CPP-30_Ago_2010.pdf

What does "abertura da instrução" and "instrução" mean in this context?

Thank you very much.

Answers in English, please
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 discovery proceedings
4 +1 opening of a formal investigation
3 +1 opening of the investigation
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Jun 30, 2014 20:45: Mario Freitas Created KOG entry

Discussion

Vladimír Hoffman (asker) Mar 17, 2014:
Just a sample That ACCUSATION has been deduced in the above mentioned Inquest, under the terms of article no. 283 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for the facts therein included, and that under the terms of article 287 of the same Law, should you apply for the opening of the INSTRUCTION you must do so within TWENTY DAYS.

The Article no. 287 of the Code of Criminal Procedure talks about instrução, which, definitely, is not instruction in this context.
Vladimír Hoffman (asker) Mar 17, 2014:
Hello colleagues, thank you for your help, it is much appreciated. I opt for discovery proceedings, since I need distinguish between police investigation (that is also mentioned in the document) and investigation by a court. Unfortunately, the document was writen in very poor English and it was often hard to understand what its author (a court clerk) actually wanted to say.

Proposed translations

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discovery proceedings

"Instrução" is known in English as "discovery proceedings"

https://www.google.com.br/search?q="discovery proceedings"&o...
Peer comment(s):
agree Claudio Mazotti
16 mins
Obrigado, Cláudio!
agree profcamilla
26 mins
Obrigado, Camilla!
disagree Malic Iurie : I think would be more appropriate: pre-trial hearing (because it is before a judge) or investigation by the pre-trial chamber (and not by common judge). My comment is just for the future reference (I was looking for a term and found this post).
1716 days
I think you're not quite acquainted with the legal jargon in the US. Anyway, what is the use of disgreeing in an answer that has been chosen as the best more than FOUR years ago? Ok, you have the right to disagree. No worries.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much!"
+1
1 hr

opening of the investigation

This is an example of several sentences I've found: "The Public Prosecutor's office ordered the opening of an investigation by the national brigade of the criminal investigation department."
Peer comment(s):
agree Claudio Mazotti
30 mins
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+1
8 hrs

opening of a formal investigation

A fase de instrução propriamente dita traduz-se frequentemente por pre-trial stage. Já o conceito de abertura de instrução, por iniciar o mais abrangente processo investigatório, tem uma tradução ligeiramente diferente para "opening of a formal investigation". Desta forma, traduziria de forma diferente os dois conceitos referidos.

Neste sentido:

PT: "durante a fase de instrução do processo, até que este seja levado a tribunal: Procuradoria-Geral, e"

in http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2...

UK: during pre-trial investigation until submitting the case to the court: the General Prosecutor's Office, and

in http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2...

PT: "Por meio da decisão impugnada, a Comissão informou a recorrente de que a queixa não parece revestir interesse comunitário suficiente para justificar a abertura de um procedimento formal de instrução."

In http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...

UK: "By the contested decision, the Commission notified the applicant that there was no sufficient Community interest in the complaint to justify the opening of a formal investigation."

In http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...




Peer comment(s):
agree Michael J. DeSouza (X)
56 mins
Obrigada Michael
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