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10:57 Apr 29, 2016 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / ajuizamento de representação | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Nick Taylor Local time: 22:26 | ||||||
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3 +1 | delay |
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4 | excessive timeframe |
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3 | disposal out-of-time; tardiness |
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delay Explanation: delay |
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disposal out-of-time; tardiness Explanation: Other ways of expressing 'diplomatically' judicial delay. Perhaps not a good idea to publicise her Ladyship's actual name, even though such procrastination is endemic to most court systems in the 'civilised' world. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2016-04-30 18:59:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See the first part of my answer, Barbara, namely transgression of the time limit for disposal of the case. Out-of-timing was my first thought - like the 'Excesso de Velocidade' speeding ticket I received at my London address from the Portuguese traffic police after I had been 'caught speeding' on a road in Portugal I'd never been to, but in a car registered to a lawyer from Lisbon whom I'd once let stay in my flat. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://https://books.google.at/books?isbn=8171567924 |
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excessive timeframe Explanation: I always try to stay close to the original intention https://books.google.com.au/books?isbn=1317802217 |
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