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translated testimony  

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  • As society becomes increasingly more diverse culturally and linguistically, translated testimony will become a more frequent component of the American justice system. Due to the complex nature of the translation process, errors and misunderstandings of interpreted testimony are nearly unavoidable and can affect jurors'perceptions of a trial. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Translated Testimony]

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