parte non comparente

parte non comparente (pahr-tee non kom-p[schwa]-ren-tee). Hist. The party not having appeared. • In civil cases, a party’s failure to appear usu. resulted in a default judgment against the defendant. But in criminal cases, the accused’s failure to appear raised no presumption of guilt; still, the offender was cited for contempt and made an outlaw. See OUTLAW.

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资深译员Daniel，国际知名法学院法律英语专业，擅长翻译涉及工程与建设领域的法律文件。