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Gennady Lapardin
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Long live American Lawyers May 24, 2012

How comes that they (the defence) failed to invoice none of the following:

Guide to Judiciary Policy
Vol 5: Court Interpreting
Ch. 1
§ 140 Definitions
...
(o)
Sight Translation
Conveying orally in one language the meaning of a text written in another language. It is a hybrid of translation and interpretation that requires the interpreter to first review the original written text, then render it orally into the other language.
(s)
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How comes that they (the defence) failed to invoice none of the following:

Guide to Judiciary Policy
Vol 5: Court Interpreting
Ch. 1
§ 140 Definitions
...
(o)
Sight Translation
Conveying orally in one language the meaning of a text written in another language. It is a hybrid of translation and interpretation that requires the interpreter to first review the original written text, then render it orally into the other language.
(s)
Transcription
The production of a written text that reflects an oral message as it is spoken. Both the original spoken message and the parallel written text are in the same language.
(t)
Transcription and Translation of Recordings
The reproduction in writing of the original spoken words recorded on tape or other media in a source language, and their subsequent translation into the target language as part of a transcript.
(u)
Translation
The transference of meaning of a written document from the source language into the target language in writing. The translator is given a text and prepares an accurate parallel text in writing, without the pressure of immediate delivery.

http://www.uscourts.gov/federalcourts/understandingthefederalcourts/DistrictCourts/CourtInterpreters.aspx

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