Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ordonnance de convocation
English translation:
notice/order/summons to appear
Added to glossary by
JCEC
Aug 2, 2005 17:48
18 yrs ago
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French term
ORDONNANCE DE CONVOCATION
French to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
divorce proceedings
It is the title of a document asking a husband and wife to show up in their divorce proceedings. I think it is an Order to Appear, but it is not listed as such in my Le Docte dictionary.
Proposed translations
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| 3 -1 | order to convene |
Gina W
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| 4 +3 | Summon to appear |
Philippe Maillard
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| 4 +1 | notice/order/summons to appear |
JCEC
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Proposed translations
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order to convene
is another way to put it, but you were on the right track with "Order to Appear".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Technically this is what I would choose as this concerns a divorce proceeding. I am not sure sure though that this is a standard English juridical term as it was not supported by any dictionary entries."
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Philippe Maillard
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Summon to appear
this is what I would say
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Kpy
: Yes,well it's SUMMONS, but otherwise OK
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You are absolutely right ! Thank you for rectifying this typing error !
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writeaway
: summons or notice to appear. it's not a board or anything other sort of 'meeting'. convene is the wrong word and would never be used in English in this context.
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JCEC
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notice/order/summons to appear
The divorce process is started when one spouse file a legal document with the court (called the 'complaint' or 'petition') requesting a divorce. The complaint asks the court to grant a divorce, and might also describe some of the property that needs to be divided when the divorce is granted. The court schedules a time for an initial hearing after receiving the complaint. Both spouses must receive a copy of the complaint and the *** summons to appear *** at the hearing. If the spouses are not on speaking terms, arrangements can be made to serve a copy of the complaint and summons to appear at court to the non-complaining spouse, alerting him or her to the hearing date, and giving him or her opportunity to file an answering document with the court.
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