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This question was closed without grading. Reason: Errant question
Jul 1, 2017 15:32
6 yrs ago
Russian term

подвисание

Russian to English Social Sciences Law (general)
аресты с последующим осуждением на условные либо реальные сроки или «подвисанием» дела,

an arrest, followed by probation or real prison time, or by "suspending" the case. ???
Proposed translations (English)
3 ...lingering cases (ref. to the link provided)
3 dropping
4 -1 the case coming to a dead end
4 -1 ... or by the case turning cold
4 -1 pending cases
4 -1 alleged cases, cases in which someone was a suspect
2 -1 having suspended

Discussion

Turdimurod Rakhmanov Jul 10, 2017:
How about by adjourning the case? Because, adjourn means to postpone, while suspend means to halt smth temporarily?
Amerikanerin (asker) Jul 9, 2017:
I'm sure one of these answers is probably close to what the writer meant, but it might be that there is simply not enough context to guess what was in his mind. Since it does reference a legal matter, I think the writer should have been more specific. I will have to ask the client myself.

Proposed translations

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6 mins

having suspended

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Peer comment(s):
disagree The Misha : Now your grammar is bad. At the very least, it should be "having BEEN suspended" or "BEING" suspended. Cases don't suspend themselves, do they? But that's not a good way to put it anyway.
47 mins
Generally, I meant somebody (not the case itself) has suspended the case.
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7 mins

...lingering cases (ref. to the link provided)

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1 hr

dropping

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In US EN law, a case may be dropped or charges may be dropped, i.e., abandoned by the prosecutor. Alternatively, if someone is prosecuted and convicted, the court may suspend the sentence if justice so requires. Here there isn't enough context to indicate whether they mean a dropped case or a suspended sentence.
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-1
3 hrs

the case coming to a dead end

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Peer comment(s):
disagree The Misha : Cases don't "come to a dead end". They either get resolved one way or another, or charges get dismissed, or a mistrial is declared, or it gets cold (becomes a "visyak" as they used to say in the old country back at the time). None of those is a dead end.
1 hr
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55 mins

... or by the case turning cold

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That's what they would say in the US, most likely.

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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2017-07-02 22:18:44 GMT)
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I don't see how this could be anything else. Do you? Investigating a case can take any amount of time, and it may well turn cold without ever going to trial. Plenty of examples of that. Charges could also be dropped altogether, but I don't see any signs of that in what you posted. However, once it does go to trial, only three things could happen: the defendant is acquitted, the defendant is found guilty or a mistrial is declared. Nor do criminal cases get stayed or suspended, not ordinarily anyway. To be sure, a trial could last for a hell of a lot of time (remember OJ Simpson?), but that's usually because of the defense calling countless witnesses and such as a matter of strategy. Or a jury could take forever (weeks, actually) to deliberate - but that's still very much an active process. Nothing "hanging" here.

Even considering this is a Russian trial they are probably talking about, I don't see any other outcomes possible. If anything, once a case does go to court, Russian trials are shorter, much shorter.
Note from asker:
In US-British usage, a "cold case" is usually one that has never been solved by the police, due to lack of evidence, not a case that has reached the court system. Do you think this is what is meant here?
Peer comment(s):
disagree LilianNekipelov : You can't use that type of slang in legalese
2 days 14 hrs
Sure you can. It's a perfectly legitimate term used left, right and center for this very purpose.
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2 days 15 hrs

pending cases

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most likely

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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2017-07-04 06:55:38 GMT)
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Could it be a typo--perhaps ending in signing a deal
Peer comment(s):
disagree The Misha : That's beyond the point since all cases are "pending" until resolved. And no, it's not a typo for "podpisaniye". You don't "sign deals" in criminal proceedings. You make plea bargains - except there's no plea bargaining in Russian criminal justice.
32 mins
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2 days 15 hrs

alleged cases, cases in which someone was a suspect

Declined
as another option to consider
Peer comment(s):
disagree The Misha : Well, duh, there is no criminal case without a suspect. Someone's gotta hang for it, right?:) And what's an "alleged case" anyway - a case that is not really a case? This really makes no sense.
29 mins
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