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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning of "take no position"
Hi,
I heard this conversation between the assistant district attorney and the defendant's attorney:
DA:Your honor, my client pleads not guilty. At his time I request a 7-30 exam to determine Mr. Ziffren's competency to stand trial
ADA: The people take no position as long as examination is performed by our own psycologist.
Could you tell me the meaning of "take no position" (based on the context, my guess is that it means "I have no objections")
Also, can this phrase be used "outside of the courthouse", that is, can I say it in casual conversation, with my friends for instance?
Thanks a lot !
I heard this conversation between the assistant district attorney and the defendant's attorney:
DA:Your honor, my client pleads not guilty. At his time I request a 7-30 exam to determine Mr. Ziffren's competency to stand trial
ADA: The people take no position as long as examination is performed by our own psycologist.
Could you tell me the meaning of "take no position" (based on the context, my guess is that it means "I have no objections")
Also, can this phrase be used "outside of the courthouse", that is, can I say it in casual conversation, with my friends for instance?
Thanks a lot !
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Hi, I heard this conversation between the assistant district attorney and the defendant's attorney: DA:Your honor, my client pleads not guilty. At his time I request a 7-30 exam to determine Mr. Ziffren's competency to stand trial ADA: The people take no position as long as examination is performed by our own psycologist.
- Hi, I heard this conversation between the assistant district attorney and the defendant's attorney: DA:Your honor, my client pleads not guilty.
- At his time I request a 7-30 exam to determine Mr.
- Ziffren's competency to stand trial ADA: The people take no position as long as examination is performed by our own psycologist.
- Could you tell me the meaning of "take no position" (based on the context, my guess is that it means "I have no objections") Yes, that seems to be the meaning here.
- But usually, the meaning is that you do not say that you for something and you do not say you are against it, ie you offer no opinion.
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Hi,
I heard this conversation between the assistant district attorney and the defendant's attorney:
DA:Your honor, my client pleads not guilty. At his time I request a 7-30 exam to determine Mr. Ziffren's competency to stand trial
ADA: The people take no position as long as examination is performed by our own psycologist.
I heard this conversation between the assistant district attorney and the defendant's attorney:
DA:Your honor, my client pleads not guilty. At his time I request a 7-30 exam to determine Mr. Ziffren's competency to stand trial
ADA: The people take no position as long as examination is performed by our own psycologist.
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