Jan 4, 2017 03:34
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Spanish term
prosperar en derecho
Spanish to English
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Law: Contract(s)
Hi there, I am translating a Divorce Decree from Venezuela and is target for Canada. The partial text is:
...separación de hecho por más de 5 años y no habiendo oposición por parte del Fiscal..., concluye esta Sentenciadora que la presente solicitud de divorcio debe "prosperar en derecho". Así se decide.
my closest guess is: ...this Court concludes that the hereby divorce application "must be upheld". IT IS SO ORDERED.
but I am not so sure since the expression is related to "prosperar" but not to prosperar "en derecho". If someone could help me please? thanks
...separación de hecho por más de 5 años y no habiendo oposición por parte del Fiscal..., concluye esta Sentenciadora que la presente solicitud de divorcio debe "prosperar en derecho". Así se decide.
my closest guess is: ...this Court concludes that the hereby divorce application "must be upheld". IT IS SO ORDERED.
but I am not so sure since the expression is related to "prosperar" but not to prosperar "en derecho". If someone could help me please? thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | that the petition for divorce be granted |
Rebecca Jowers
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Jan 4, 2017 03:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jan 4, 2017 22:25: Karen Zaragoza changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Proposed translations
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Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Spain
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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that the petition for divorce be granted
This may certainly be worded otherwise, but basically
concluye esta Sentenciadora que la presente solicitud de divorcio debe \"prosperar en derecho\ =
This Court hereby decrees that the present petition for divorce be granted
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Note added at 4 days (2017-01-08 08:59:22 GMT)
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Hi again,
From the duplicate question you posted on Jan. 8 it appears that you are actually asking whether "divorce application must be upheld" is correct. It isn't: an application cannot be "upheld"; only court rulings can be upheld upon appeal or review. In legal contexts "uphold" means "let stand," "to defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct" (Cambridge Dictionary).
Here are a couple of examples of how "uphold" is used in legal contexts:
To uphold that right, the Supreme Court overturned the federal law barring slavery from federal territory.
Years after he decided to uphold a strict voter ID law, a federal appellate judge says he got it all wrong.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Hope this helps.
concluye esta Sentenciadora que la presente solicitud de divorcio debe \"prosperar en derecho\ =
This Court hereby decrees that the present petition for divorce be granted
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Note added at 4 days (2017-01-08 08:59:22 GMT)
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Hi again,
From the duplicate question you posted on Jan. 8 it appears that you are actually asking whether "divorce application must be upheld" is correct. It isn't: an application cannot be "upheld"; only court rulings can be upheld upon appeal or review. In legal contexts "uphold" means "let stand," "to defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct" (Cambridge Dictionary).
Here are a couple of examples of how "uphold" is used in legal contexts:
To uphold that right, the Supreme Court overturned the federal law barring slavery from federal territory.
Years after he decided to uphold a strict voter ID law, a federal appellate judge says he got it all wrong.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Hope this helps.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much Rebecca, it make sense now with your kind clarification and examples. I will use it. Regards"
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