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Article 118 — Language of the Legal Proceedings and Right to an Interpreter

Article
118
Chapter
CHAPTER IX — JUDICIARY
Index row title
Language of the Legal Proceedings and Right to an Interpreter
Source document
Moldova Constitution
Provision ID
79c05f1a-481b-4611-b12d-595e9d6241f8

68 words

Verbatim text

(1) Legal proceedings are held in the Moldo van language. (2) Persons who do not master or are unable to speak Moldovan are entitled to be acknowledged of all documents and actions of the case-file and to speak during the trial by way of an interpreter. (3) Legal proceedings may also be conducted, under the law, in a language acceptable by the majority of persons attending the trial.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 118 of the Constitution of Moldova.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER IX — JUDICIARY”.
  • The row is titled “Language of the Legal Proceedings and Right to an Interpreter”.
  • The passage runs to about 68 words.

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