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Mar 2, 2023 15:48
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Italian term

tesi antagonista

Italian to English Other Law (general)
Sentenza penale:

Judges' summing up:

La tesi antagonista, che propugna la responsabilità dei due odieni imputati... si fonda sui seguenti argomenti:

Tesi antagonista - opposing argument?

Thanks for any help.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 opposing/counter argument/claim
3 +2 Conversely, counsel for the defendant/the prosecution argues
4 the other side's case (argument); case made out by the other side

Discussion

Paul O'Brien Mar 2, 2023:
it's the prosecution's argument, because it claims that the two defendants are liable.
Paul O'Brien Mar 2, 2023:
Defence or prosecution? Who has the opposite case?
FPC Mar 2, 2023:
Yes Opposing or counter argument/claim works for me

https://trial.laws.com/counterclaim

Proposed translations

+1
24 mins
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opposing/counter argument/claim

Peer comment(s):
agree Lirka
15 hrs
thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, this seemed to fit the whole sentence."
+2
28 mins

Conversely, counsel for the defendant/the prosecution argues

That the way I've always heard the cobweb heads say it.
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : It appears to be counsel for the prosecution, though the context isn't clear to me.
8 mins
I'd say so, as it is the defence that has a case to answer
agree Andrew Bramhall : Correct, and stylish to boot;//"dear BOY"??? I turned 66 recently!( 2 days before AMM's 73rd!)
18 hrs
You're too kind, dear boy. Me 61. I got "dear boy" from Dorian Gray when I was a kid.
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10 hrs

the other side's case (argument); case made out by the other side

> no need to spell out who the opposing side is.

PS pre-retirement, I frequently used to be called on to edit legal Italian-English translations but had neither the time, nor quere: the expertise, sob, sob!
Example sentence:

Maryland Law Review Volume 44 | Issue 1 Article 6 "Cases on Both Sides": Patterns of Argument > the other side's case was stronger than he anticipated, or, it would have cost him too much to move the adversary from his irrationally intransigent position.

Reference:

http://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1677810076426/1

http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2572&context=mlr

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