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help with abbreviations & handwriting
« 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?

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Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
« Reply #1 on: Friday 14 November 25 15:09 GMT (UK) »
Possibly Ct for complainant and Dt for defendant.
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Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 November 25 15:59 GMT (UK) »
Are there column headings? What date are we looking at?

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Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
« Reply #3 on: Friday 14 November 25 16:08 GMT (UK) »
Right hand column "no app".

Defendants did not appear.
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Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
« Reply #4 on: Friday 14 November 25 16:44 GMT (UK) »
Sam Compt = Same complaint.  Not sure about the rest of it
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Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
« Reply #5 on: Friday 14 November 25 20:11 GMT (UK) »
Same comp(lain)t then & there - meaning 'at the same time and place'.

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Re: help with abbreviations & handwriting
« Reply #6 on: Friday 14 November 25 20:47 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everyone!