Phrase · 📑 Academic & legal formulas
O réu, devidamente citado, não compareceu à audiência.
The defendant, though duly summoned, did not attend the hearing.
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Why every word is where it is
Odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteréu1noundefendantmasc. · sing.,devidamenteadverbdulycitado2verbsummonedcitar · participle · masc. · sing.,nãoadverbnot, nocompareceuverbattendedcomparecer · past · 3rd sing.àprepositionto thea + a · fem. · sing. · definiteaudiêncianounhearingfem. · sing..
- réu → citado: participle agrees with réu
- compareceu → audiência: comparecer a: crase
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«réu» = defendant (feminine «ré»); «autor» = claimant.
- 2A participle in apposition, between commas. Reduced clauses II: participial absolutes & compound forms →