Spanish term
United States
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estará a derecho como efecto
Admitida la demanda, se citará a la parte demandada para que la conteste u oponga excepciones en plazo legal o se la emplazará para que comparezca cuando así determine la autoridad judicial, **estará a derecho como efecto** de la citación o emplazamiento y será notificada con los actos y resoluciones que se señalaren en este Código
| 4 | /is to/ enter an appearance as a result of |
Adrian MM.
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| 4 +1 | enter an appearance |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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| 4 | appear in court, appear before the judge |
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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Proposed translations
Austria
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/is to/ enter an appearance as a result of
Enter an appearance is a term which simply means you intend to defend the case. When a person has been served with a summons, the first step to defending the summons is to enter an appearance.
USA: "Entry of Appearance" is either a *written or an oral assertion* by a lawyer that he or she is representing a party in a case. In criminal law an entry is most often filed on behalf of a defendant.
El Salvador
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appear in court, appear before the judge
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estar a derecho. España (Derecho Procesal). To appear in court, to appear before the judge = concurrir/comparecer ante el juez
REFERENCIA:
West, T. III (2012). Spanish-English Dictionary of Law and Business 2e
| Thanks, very helpful explanation. |
Ecuador
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enter an appearance
The rest of the sentence would be:
"based on the subpoena /summons"
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Toni Castano
: "Enter an appearance", previously posted by Adrian, is also correct. ProZ.com should take duly note of such terrible "disagrees" posted and based on personal animosity rather than on strict linguistic principles (and knowledge). Very worrying...!
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Discussion
Good luck!
Spanish term or phrase: estar a derecho
English translation: to appear at trial or in court
The answer chosen as most helpful is right. "Como efecto" means "due to", "as a result of" or something along these lines.
https://dpej.rae.es/lema/estar-a-derecho