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WRITTEN APPEARANCE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
  • Rules of Court
DEF

The presentation of oneself in court as a party to or as an attorney for a party to a law suit.

CONT

appearing: formal attendance (in court oral a hearing) of a party in an action.

OBS

compearance: (Scotch) An appearance in an action or proceeding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

comparution : terme recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
  • Reglamento procesal
DEF

Personación efectuada por un individuo ante el titular del órgano judicial o del de su Secretaría, por propia iniciativa o a requerimiento del Juzgado o Tribunal, que puede tener finalidades diversas.

OBS

Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2005-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
  • Legal Actions
DEF

... [A] defendant's act of taking part in a lawsuit, whether by formally participating in it or by an answer, demurrer, or motion, or by taking postjudgment steps in the lawsuit in either the trial court or an appellate court.

CONT

Failure to respond officially to a lawsuit by entering a written "appearance" in court by the time established in the suit papers (usually done through an attorney), can result in your company losing the chance to defend the case.

CONT

Appearance : A document filed in court by an attorney declaring his or her representation of a party to a lawsuit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
  • Actions en justice
CONT

Le défendeur doit comparaître avant l'expiration du délai imparti, en produisant au greffe du tribunal un acte de comparution signé de lui-même ou de son procureur.

Key term(s)
  • comparution écrite

Spanish

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