Captain, we want to charge him for manslaughter, but the DA won’t settle for any

Swedish translation: Kommisarien, vi vill åtala honom för dråp, men allmänna åklagaren vill inte gå med på det

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English term or phrase:Captain, we want to charge him for manslaughter, but the DA won’t settle for any
Swedish translation:Kommisarien, vi vill åtala honom för dråp, men allmänna åklagaren vill inte gå med på det
Entered by: Petter Björck

06:16 May 10, 2012
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English term or phrase: Captain, we want to charge him for manslaughter, but the DA won’t settle for any
det där DA
Annika Hagdahl Manni
Italy
Local time: 20:27
district attorney
Explanation:
Kommisarien, vi vill åtala honom för mord, men allmänna åklagaren vill inte gå med på det.

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Note added at 9 minuter (2012-05-10 06:25:34 GMT)
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Egentligen ska väl "manslaughter" vara "dråp", inte "mord", ursäkta mig.
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Petter Björck
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captain, we want to charge him for manslaughter, but the da won’t settle for any
district attorney


Explanation:
Kommisarien, vi vill åtala honom för mord, men allmänna åklagaren vill inte gå med på det.

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Note added at 9 minuter (2012-05-10 06:25:34 GMT)
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Egentligen ska väl "manslaughter" vara "dråp", inte "mord", ursäkta mig.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_attorney
Petter Björck
Finland
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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