Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
vidnepligt og -ansvar
English translation:
Vidneansvar: under criminal liability/be held criminally liable
Added to glossary by
Yngve Roennike
Oct 22, 2001 09:21
22 yrs ago
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Danish term
Hyperglot..
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 13 more.
vidnepligt og -ansvar
Danish to English
Law/Patents
Som rekvisiti vidne mødte xxx, der blev gjort bekendt med vidnepligt og +ansvar.
It is not that I cannot handle these queries myself, however, it would be nice to know the opinions of some fellow translators.
It is not that I cannot handle these queries myself, however, it would be nice to know the opinions of some fellow translators.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Vidneansvar: under criminal liability/be held criminally liable |
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
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| 4 | with duty to give evidence under oath or affirmation. |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | Duty and obligation of witness |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 4 | xxx was informed that he (she) was compelled to give sworn evidence |
Randi Stenstrop
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| 4 | Vidnepligt: duty to give evidence |
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
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Proposed translations
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Selected
Vidneansvar: under criminal liability/be held criminally liable
Although dictionaries suggest: on/under oath I refrain from using this term as you are not under oath in a Danish court. Before any hearing of a witness the judge admonishes the witness that he/she speaks in court "under vidneansvar", very often the term "under strafansvar" is used instead. See "strafansvar" in Juridisk Ordbog dansk/engelsk by Helle Pals Frandsen
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Comment: "I guess I will have to trust you on this one, given your experience, even though vidneansvar was not the originally queried term. "Under penalty of law.""
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1738
with duty to give evidence under oath or affirmation.
From reference:
vidnepligt sb. duty of giving evidence.
og konj. and
ansvar et
1. responsibility;
2. (mht. erstatning etc.) liability;
3. (skyld) blame;
vidnepligt sb. duty of giving evidence.
og konj. and
ansvar et
1. responsibility;
2. (mht. erstatning etc.) liability;
3. (skyld) blame;
Reference:
24 mins
Duty and obligation of witness
Vidne is in English Witness.
Ansvar is duty and obligation is pligt.
Ansvar is duty and obligation is pligt.
Reference:
2 hrs
Randi Stenstrop
Native in Danish
Elegant Precision
Native in: Danish
Works in: Swedish to Danish, English to Danish, German to Danish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
278
xxx was informed that he (she) was compelled to give sworn evidence
- or perhaps
xxx was informed that as a compellable witness he (she) would have to give sworn evidence / evidence on oath
- Just a few suggestions ...
xxx was informed that as a compellable witness he (she) would have to give sworn evidence / evidence on oath
- Just a few suggestions ...
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Vidnepligt: duty to give evidence
Speaks for itself.
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