Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ihre (in case of plaintiff/defendant)
English translation:
its/his or her
German term
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ihre (in case of plaintiff/defendant)
If plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit are corporations, what pronoun do you use? In German they get around it by always using the female form. What's the common usage in English? Do they perhaps use the plural form "plaintiffs and defendants" and then "they" as a pronoun?
| 4 +5 | its/his or her |
David Hollywood
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| 3 -1 | plaintiff and defendant |
Eleanore Strauss
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May 22, 2010 05:37: Astrid Elke Witte changed "Term asked" from "plaintiff/defendant" to "ihre (in case of plaintiff/defendant)"
May 22, 2010 09:37: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Law (general)"
May 23, 2010 14:07: Lancashireman changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, philgoddard, Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
its/his or her
depending on whether you want to personify ...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-22 04:17:50 GMT)
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hard to say witout the exact context :)
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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-05-22 04:18:07 GMT)
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without
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-05-22 13:58:49 GMT)
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of course you have to use "its" (or as writeaway rightly suggests "their") if it refers to corporations/companies ... really depends on how your source text is worded ...
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-05-22 13:59:25 GMT)
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and how you choose to interpret it
Connecting cultures and through language
Native in: German (Variant: Swiss) 
, English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English to German, and 1 more.
plaintiff and defendant
Sorry I don't have time for longer explanations right now, but thought I'd help if I can.
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gangels (X)
: 'Her' is OK for nations (America and her detractors), otherwise only in a casual or dismissive way (car broke down but got her going again)
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did this too quickly and didn't explain clearly enough - andyou misunderstood my explanation...see the other answer, which does this correctly
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