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Title: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: skirl on Friday 14 November 25 14:46 GMT (UK)

In the area within the red box:
1. In the first column, what are the abbreviations before each person's name?
2. In the third column, I understand the accusation but what is written below it? "Sam Compt" etc.? The same terminology is used in the case above. I cannot include pic of entire file as it is too large.
3. What is noted in the last, far right-hand column?

Thank you

Title: Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 November 25 15:09 GMT (UK)

Possibly Ct for complainant and Dt for defendant.

Title: Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 14 November 25 15:59 GMT (UK)

Are there column headings? What date are we looking at?

Title: Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 November 25 16:08 GMT (UK)

Right hand column "no app".

Defendants did not appear.

Title: Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 14 November 25 16:44 GMT (UK)

Sam Compt = Same complaint.  Not sure about the rest of it

Title: Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: Bookbox on Friday 14 November 25 20:11 GMT (UK)

Same comp(lain)t then & there - meaning 'at the same time and place'.

Title: Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
Post by: skirl on Friday 14 November 25 20:47 GMT (UK)

Thanks everyone!