Appearance
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Appearance
(You may find appearance at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
late 14c., “visible state or form, figure; mere show,” from Anglo-French apparaunce, Old French aparance “appearance, display, pomp” (13c.), from Latin apparentia, abstract noun from aparentem, past participle of apparere “come in sight, make an appearance,” especially “be evident, be seen in public, show oneself” (see appear). Meaning “semblance” is recorded from early 15c.; that of “action of coming into view” is mid-15c.; that of “a coming before the public or an audience” is from 1670s. Phrase keeping up appearances attested from 1751 (save appearances in same sense is 1711).
Meaning of Appearance in Spanish
Description/ translation of appearance into Spanish: comparecencia; first (or initial) appearance: comparecencia inicial (es decir, la del imputado ante el juez, en la que este último determina si existen sospechas fundadas para llevar adelante el proceso. En esta comparecencia inicial el juez determina en particular si procede decretar prisión provisional del imputado o imponer fianza a éste. Se trata de un momento procesal que ocasionalmente se denomina en el derecho americano preliminary arraignment)[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where appearance belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Appearance published by Antonio Peñaranda
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Meaning of Appearance in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Appearance published by the National Association for Court Management, with alternative senses: 1. The formal proceeding by which a defendant submits to the jurisdiction of the court. 2. A written notification to the plaintiff by an attorney stating that he or she is representing the defendant.
In legal terms, appearance refers to the act of a party or an attorney showing up in court. It starts when a lawyer files a notice of appearance or representation.
In legal terms, appearance refers to the act of a party or an attorney showing up in court. It starts when a lawyer files a notice of appearance or representation.
Appearance
Appearance
Meaning of Appearance
In this law dictionary, the legal term appearance is a kind of the Procedure class.
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