Call
Definition
The act of calling, addressing someone, or requesting the support of an authority or community; a sound, visual, or electronic signal through which a telephone or digital connection is established between two terminals. In law, it represents an ordinary method of appealing a first-instance judicial decision, requesting a retrial on the merits by a higher court, whereas in programming it denotes the execution of a specific software function or routine.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Call
- Appeal
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, regular multi-domain morphological paradigm. |
| Formation | Modern neologism adopted from French 'appel', perfectly assimilated into technical and general use. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈpel] |
| Source | Dictionary of Romanian Legal, Technical, and General Standard Terminology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Dispeceratul de urgență a preluat un apel disperat de la un cetățean blocat în mijlocul viscolului.
EN: The emergency dispatch center took a desperate call from a citizen stranded in the middle of the blizzard.
RO: Avocatul apărării a depus un apel oficial la tribunal împotriva sentinței considerate profund nedrepte.
EN: The defense attorney filed an official appeal in court against the sentence deemed profoundly unjust.
RO: Această secvență de cod optimizează execuția prin reducerea timpului alocat pentru fiecare apel de funcție.
EN: This code sequence optimizes execution by reducing the time allocated for each function call.
Idioms & Phrases
A face apel la / To appeal to / To resort to
RO: A solicita ajutorul, înțelegerea, memoria sau rațiunea unei persoane ori a unui grup pentru a rezolva o problemă.
EN: To request the help, understanding, memory, or reason of a person or group to resolve an issue.
Apel de urgență / Emergency call
RO: Comunicație prioritară efectuată către serviciile de salvare, poliție sau pompieri în situații de risc vital.
EN: A priority communication made to rescue, police, or fire services in life-threatening situations.
Curte de Apel / Court of Appeal
RO: Instanță judecătorească superioară care are competența de a judeca apelurile împotriva hotărârilor tribunalelor.
EN: A higher judicial court that has the competence to hear appeals against the decisions of lower courts.
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