Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
בית משפט קמא
English translation:
The lower court
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moshiachnow
Dec 8, 2010 23:34
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Hebrew term
Israel
בית משפט קמא
Hebrew to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Criminal law
The term appears in a court document, examples are בית המשפט קמא להימנע and ציין בית משפט קמא במפורש. How does one translate this into lawyerese?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | The lower court |
Akiva Brest (X)
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| 5 | Inferior court/court of first instance |
Gad Kohenov
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The lower court
Usually when a Court of Appeal is discussing the first court case or trial
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Gad Kohenov
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Inferior court/court of first instance
The legal dictionary Hacohen & Shaked
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Reference:
קמא
First in Aramaic - see בבא קמא - for example. קמאי in modern HE = primary, initial
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