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Portuguese term or phrase:
averiguação preventiva
English translation:
preventive investigation
Portuguese term
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averiguação preventiva
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| 4 +3 | preventive investigation |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 4 | Preliminary investigation |
Sergio Carré
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| 3 | precautionary investigation |
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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preventive investigation
President requested from the Constitutional Court the **preventive investigation** of the provisions of the bill which allows civil matrimony between members of the same gender.
https://www.policiajudiciaria.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/...
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2. When gathered in a context other than that of the inquiry or investigation, or other than that of a **preventive investigation** procedure as provided for by Act no. 36/94 of 29 September 1994, the information or intelligence referred to in section 2(c), if gathered as a result of the police measures laid down in chapter V of Act no. 53/2008 of 29 August 2008, ......
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Preliminary investigation
Dessa forma, a melhor tradução seria "preliminary investigation".
Once a crime has come to the attention of the police, a preliminary investigation is initiated
his directive informs Department members of policy and immediate procedures for preliminary investigations conducted by field personnel
https://www.aklagare.se/en/the-legal-process/the-role-of-the-prosecutor/preliminary-investigation/
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