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Procuração Bastante

English translation: Special Power of Attorney

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Portuguese term or phrase:Procuração Bastante
English translation:Special Power of Attorney
Entered by: Gisele Brierley

19:56 Feb 5, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: Procuração Bastante
Saibam quantos este Público Instrumento de Procuração Bastante virem que nos anos de 2002...
Gisele Brierley
Local time: 16:18
Special Power of Attorney
Explanation:
I think possibly they are making the distinction here between a Special and a General Power of Attorney.

A Special Power of Attormey is granted to perform specific acts on behalf of the principal

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-05 20:03:16 GMT)
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as opposed to a general power of attorney which would cover all lawful acts
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Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 16:18
Grading comment
Thanks everyone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8Special Power of Attorney
Deborah do Carmo
5Proxy
Sara Alves
4Power of attorney statement
Eduardo Queiroz
5 -1…may all who will read this Public Instrument of Power of Attorney be aware that in the years of....
José Serodio


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Procuração Bastante
Special Power of Attorney


Explanation:
I think possibly they are making the distinction here between a Special and a General Power of Attorney.

A Special Power of Attormey is granted to perform specific acts on behalf of the principal

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-05 20:03:16 GMT)
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as opposed to a general power of attorney which would cover all lawful acts

Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 16:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 143
Grading comment
Thanks everyone

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  António Ribeiro
6 mins
  -> Thanks António!
agree  rhandler: Bastante is just the legalese jargon, not really necessary. It just says that the powers are enough for the aimed purpose.
15 mins
  -> thanks Ralph
agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
32 mins
  -> obrigada!
agree  Clauwolf
46 mins
  -> obrigada e bom fds!
agree  José Serodio: só «Power of Attorney» sem "special", já que não há mais informação e "bastante" aqui é rodriguinho jurídico, figura de estilo usada em Português.
4 hrs
  -> in actual fact all Public POA's would be special - no organ of the state would issue a general POA - but the definer Public (without instrument) would then be sufficient
agree  Sormane Gomes
19 hrs
  -> thanks Sormane
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
1 day 3 hrs
  -> tks Maria
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
3 days 20 hrs
  -> tks Henrique!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Procuração Bastante
Power of attorney statement


Explanation:
Power of Attorney Statement Transatlantic Council Statement on Powers of Attorney. Powers of Attorney from the legal office are not required by the Transatlantic ...
www.tac-bsa.org/power_of_attorney_statement.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 7 mins (2005-02-05 20:03:54 GMT)
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PJH, Inc. Adoption Dossier by Judi Holmquist in Glenwood, WI... I will then prepare a Power of attorney statement that will only include theitems requested by your agency. This is necessary to obtain certain documents. ...


Eduardo Queiroz
Local time: 12:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 52
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
…may all who will read this Public Instrument of Power of Attorney be aware that in the years of....


Explanation:
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José Serodio
Portugal
Local time: 16:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Deborah do Carmo: no need in English to use the word instrument as it is redundant. // I am a lawyer José- the law is never redundant if you ACTUALLY understand its interpretation-.no native English lawyer would use instrument here +particularly not the poor word order
9 hrs
  -> Redundancy is usual in legal texts+live court sessions,here and in the UK,but it is also deliberate, providing forcefulness of expression, a need in Law enforcing. Sound a bit ludicrous to laypeople, I know, but it is as it is.
neutral  Amilcar: Not so sure bastante is rodriguinho: it means the grant of power is suff by itself, e.g. w/o special conditions or joint exercise. How to render this bastante in en I know not. Agree I is not redundant; you may even be missing "grant of", not sure.
2 days 20 hrs
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4097 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Proxy


Explanation:
You can use power of attorney, but I am a fan of keeping it short and sweet so I use proxy. I think they are interchangeable...As for the bastante part, it is commonly used in PT more as a legal force of habit and does not really add anything to the meaning. I found the wordreference discussion very helpful.


    Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/procura%C3%A7%C3%A3o-...
Sara Alves
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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