assolto nel merito, perchè il fatto non sussiste

English translation: acquitted on the grounds of no case to answer

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Italian term or phrase:assolto nel merito, perchè il fatto non sussiste
English translation:acquitted on the grounds of no case to answer
Entered by: jacki-dart

12:47 Mar 22, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / appeals court
Italian term or phrase: assolto nel merito, perchè il fatto non sussiste
Dear Prozians,
I'm really stumped by this legal phrase in an otherwise non-legal text
context: Appeals court ruling
"quanto stabilito nella sentenza della Corte di Appello, che ha assolto nel merito, perchè il fatto non sussiste, i 3 xxxx"
My feeble try:
i 3 xxx were acquitted on the merits, on the grounds of no case to answer
Any legal boffs out there?
Thanks in advance for any help
Jacki
jacki-dart
Italy
Local time: 11:48
acquitted on the grounds of no case to answer
Explanation:
There is no way of being acquitted other than on the merits!

il fatto non sussiste means that the conduct alleged was not committed.

No case to answer means that there is "no evidence that the crime alleged has been committed by the defendant"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_case_to_answer
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_assolutoria#Assoluzion...
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Thomas Roberts
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Thank you Thomas for your help and explanation. Jacki
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4 +1acquitted on the grounds of no case to answer
Thomas Roberts
4....acquitted of the offences, on the grounds of on no case to answer
Rossana Persolja


  

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acquitted on the grounds of no case to answer


Explanation:
There is no way of being acquitted other than on the merits!

il fatto non sussiste means that the conduct alleged was not committed.

No case to answer means that there is "no evidence that the crime alleged has been committed by the defendant"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_case_to_answer
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_assolutoria#Assoluzion...

Thomas Roberts
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 2715
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Thank you Thomas for your help and explanation. Jacki

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....acquitted of the offences, on the grounds of on no case to answer


Explanation:
Acquittal
If the defendant is acquitted of the substantive offence and there is a schedule of TICs, the prosecution should still consider whether it is appropriate to charge some or all of the TICs as substantive offences. Where it is thought appropriate to proceed with new charges and where the defendant pleads guilty to those new charges, the court should be informed that the defendant had made early voluntary admissions to those charges.

No case to answer
See wikipedia links as suggested by Thomas

Example sentence(s):
  • If the defendant is acquitted of the substantive offence and there is a schedule of TICs, the prosecution should still consider whether it is appropriate to charge some or all of the TICs as substantive offences.

    Reference: http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/offences_to_be_taken_into...
Rossana Persolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Italian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much Ross85. Jacki

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