法律英语随身听 6 审前会议 Flashcards
3.3 审前会议
Pretrial Conference
（1）在联邦法院和一些州法院，审理开始前都有一个审前会议。
In federal courts and in some state courts, there is a pretrial conference before the trial begins.
审理开始前
before the trial begins
（2）审前会议一般在正式审理开始前两到四个月举行。在会上，当事人各方要向法院提交书面文件，归纳其事实和法律方面的争论点，列出将在法庭作证的证人的姓名，以及计划在法庭上使用的文件证据或其他证据的清单。
At the conference, which usually takes place from two or four months before the trial begins, the parties shall each submit written documents summarizing their contentions of facts and law and listing the names of the persons, whom they will use at the trial as witness as well as a list of all documentary or other evidence which they plan to use at the trial.
举行
take place
当事人各方要提交。。。
the parties shall each submit 。。。
书面文件
written documents
归纳
summarizing
其事实和法律方面的争论点
their contentions of facts and law
contention
n.
1. 争吵; 争执;
2. 争论;
3. (尤指争论时的) 看法，观点
[例句]This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。
[其他] 复数：contentions
以及
as well as
列出将在法庭作证的证人的姓名
listing the names of the persons, whom they will use at the trial as witness
计划在法庭上使用的文件证据或其他证据的清单
a list of all documentary or other evidence which they plan to use at the trial
文件证据
documentary evidence
在法庭上【指的是：在审判中】
at the trial
