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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Impugnar un abogado, letrado impugnado

English translation:

(BrE) Challenge a (court-appointed?) Attorney; Lawyer challenged

Added to glossary by tangotrans
Apr 1, 2016 16:03
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Spanish term

Impugnar un abogado, letrado impugnado

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Es una sencencia y están en la parte de los antecedentes:

"XXXX defendido por el Letrado DON YYYYYYY que fue impugnado Inicialmente por el Ministerio Fiscal, quien posteriormente, a la vista de lo aportado por el recurrente, interesó la estimación de dicho recurso, habiendo sido designado Magistrado Ponente el Ilmo. Sr. ZZZZZZ"

Gracias
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 (BrE) Challenge a (court-appointed?) Attorney; Lawyer challenged
4 +2 recuse an attorney
4 to disqualify a lawyer, impeached counsel
4 impugn

Discussion

Paul García Apr 4, 2016:
to challenge or contest a decision I was out of the office a few days, surprised to see this here, still...
As below, I usually see impugnar as in to challenge or contest a decision...
tangotrans (asker) Apr 3, 2016:
Párrafo completo. VISTOS ante el Tribunal de esta Sección Tercera, en grado de apelación, los autos de Procedimiento Abreviado n°. ++++++, procedentes del Juzgado de lo Penal n° CCC de Leon, habiendo sido parte apelante XXXXXXXXX, representado por el Procurador DON YYYYYYY y defendido por el Letrado DON NNNNNNN que fue impugnado Inicialmente por el Ministerio Fiscal, quien posteriormente, a la vista de lo aportado por el recurrente, interesó la estimación de dicho recurso, habiendo sido designado Magistrado Ponente el Ilmo. Sr. D. AZZZZZ.

El lenguaje en general es bastante complejo, sin necesidad de serlo!!
neilmac Apr 2, 2016:
NB: If (as increasingly looks likely) it turns out that what is being "impugned" is a claim or statement (etc) rather than the lawyer/counsel we all seem to have initially assumed it referred to, then another answer may be more appropriate.
Toni Castano Apr 2, 2016:
@Tangotrans Are you sure that "fue impugnado" really refers to "Letrado don YYYYY"? If so, this would be a very unusual phrase in legal Spanish.
lorenab23 Apr 2, 2016:
Thank you for letting us know. I didn't know of his passing either, sad indeed!
tangotrans (asker) Apr 1, 2016:
Source is Spain. I didn't know Henry Hinds had died. He was an extraordinary translator and so generous... Sad to hear that piece of news.

Proposed translations

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3 hrs
Spanish term (edited): (Arg.) Impugnar un abogado (de oficio?), letrado impugnado
Selected

(BrE) Challenge a (court-appointed?) Attorney; Lawyer challenged

As the late and great ProZ US/Mex translator Henry Hinds would have implored, let us have the source-country and target readership.

In England & Wales - where only judges can be 'recused' - often a Letrado goes to a Solicitor vs. Procurador (albeit in a civil vs. criminal outdoor-clerking case) being Barrister.
Example sentence:

¿Qué requisitos debo cumplir para poder solicitar un abogado de oficio? -

Reference:

http://jovenesletrados.es/faq/justicia-gratuita.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Toni Castano : My vote is for "challenge", but let me tell you that the source sounds extremely odd in Spanish. The usual expression is "recusar a un abogado", not "impugnar" (used rather for documentation of the proceedings). // HH, yes, we all miss him.
11 hrs
Thanks and gracias! Alas, the source is rather 'saucy' and shows that legal language can be 'creative'.//Sadly HH and I will never get a chance to visit Argentina (a las argentinas) together....
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
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recuse an attorney

U.S. Attorney Recused from McConnell Secret Taping - 89.3 ...
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21 jun. 2013 - The top federal prosecutor in Louisville has been recused from an ongoing investigation into the secret taping of a private campaign recording ...
If an attorney is recused by the Associate Judge in a Family
www.justanswer.com › Family Law
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why was the attorney recused?? Ask Your Own Family Law Question. Customer: replied 4 years ago. Hello Lisa, Before the SAPCUR suit was filed I met with the .
Peer comment(s):
agree neilmac
28 mins
agree philgoddard : Or "whose appointment was challenged", perhaps. Maybe there was a conflict of interests. http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=impu...
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to disqualify a lawyer, impeached counsel

I usually see impugnar as in to challenge or contest a decision, with a person, Judge or attorney, it's stronger...
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16 hrs

impugn

impugn (verb)
dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.
"the father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother"

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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-04-02 08:27:38 GMT)
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As Toni and others have commented, it may be a statement, claim or defence that is being impugned, rather than the "Letrado" per se.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-04-02 08:28:32 GMT)
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"Impugn" can be applied in either case.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-04-02 08:29:53 GMT)
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/impugn
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