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225 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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225 months ago

   wrote:

has called upon

My comment:

Whereas the State Attorney has called upon the granting of the adoption;

225 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

has called upon

My comment:

Whereas the State Attorney has called upon the granting of the adoption;

225 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

in his requisitions talked in favour of full adoption

My comment:

The public prosecutor and the attorney give their opinion about the case and the judge makes his/her decision at the end of the hearing

225 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

in his requisitions talked in favour of full adoption

My comment:

Ruling is rather adapted to the final decision made by the judge.

225 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

has ruled in favour of full adoption

225 months ago

Heather Phillips M.I.T.I.   wrote:

ruled in favour of

My comment:

I am pretty sure that this is what it means, I translate a lot of this type of document. It is a fairly common term used in legal proceedings.

My references:

Inews.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4487756.stm - this page talks about a court decision ruling in favour of same-sex marriages, in the sense of allowing them, but it can also be used to indicate the court's decision in terms of recommendation.

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225 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

I agree.

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225 months ago

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