defer

Spanish translation: remitir / deferir (remitir la causa a la justicia militar)

12:40 Apr 26, 2021

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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

English term or phrase: defer

Where members of the military commit sexual assaults, the Attorney General may defer to the military.

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Spanish translation:remitir / deferir (remitir la causa a la justicia militar)

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En un original con igual texto disponible en Internet hay más contexto que fundamenta esta respuesta:
"Where members of the military commit sexual assaults, the Attorney General may defer to the military. However, the military justice system has a “shameful history of closing [conflict-related sexual crimes] without holding those responsible to account.”
http://hrlr.law.columbia.edu/hrlr-online/in-the-crosshairs-c...

Siguen referencias sobre el significado de "defer" en este sentido, y el significado de "deferir" en la RAE:

The American Heritage Dictionary
"Defer: To submit to the opinion, wishes, or decision of another through respect or in recognition of his or her authority, knowledge, or judgment."

"defer
verb
(with to) formal to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority
acatar
I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter."
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espan...

"defer
intransitive verb
(= submit)
to defer to sth deferir a algo (formal)
in this I defer to you a este respecto defiero a su opinión (formal) ⧫ a este respecto me adhiero a su opinión

to defer to sb’s (greater) knowledge
deferir a los (mayores) conocimientos de algn (formal)"
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish...

"deferir
Del lat. deferre 'conceder', 'dar noticia'.
Conjug. c. sentir.

1. tr. Dicho de una autoridad: Remitir a otra autoridad una decisión.

2. tr. p. us. Comunicar, dar parte de la jurisdicción o poder.

3. intr. p. us. Adherirse al dictamen de alguien, por respeto, modestia o cortesía."
https://dle.rae.es/deferir

"defer jurisdiction": "ceder jurisdicción"
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-spanish/law-general/37...

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Daniel Delgado
Argentina
Local time: 06:01

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remitir / deferir (remitir la causa a la justicia militar)

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deferir a

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peer agreement (net): +2

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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Local time: 05:01
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PRO pts in category: 12

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

remitir / deferir (remitir la causa a la justicia militar)

Daniel Delgado
Argentina
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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