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brokette
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help transation
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please could you help me translating the fact of going to the police to complain about something in order to bring about lecagl actions |
21 Nov 2011
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brokette
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legal actions sorry.... |
21 Nov 2011
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douglas
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To file a complaint. (against someone) or a police report (about an incident)
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To sue someone. (Take legal action to make someone pay you money for something they did or that they owe you and haven �t paid back) |
21 Nov 2011
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Lina Ladybird
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@douglas Do you really go to the police in America when you want to sue soemone?? I �ve never heard that before...  Wouldn �t you rather consult an attorney-at-law (lawyer) in such a case? I �m a bit confused now.  |
21 Nov 2011
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douglas
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Lina is right, most people go to a lawyer who then goes to the court house to file a lawsuit--however, it IS a legal action..
I included suing someone only because it is also a way of bringing legal action against someone.
Also Manonski also has a good suggestion with "pressing charges" |
21 Nov 2011
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brokette
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Ok right I am doing a lesson on bullying. If someone is bullied, he can go to the police and file a complaint against the bully. He will first go to the police just to mention the identity of his bully.
So I think that in that case the right translation would be file a complaint against someone
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21 Nov 2011
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MapleLeaf
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To report to the Police. And then you can file a lawsuit or a claim through your insurance company for a stolen air conditioner, for example. ;) |
21 Nov 2011
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