deslegitimación de las instituciones policiales

English translation: undermining of law enforcement agencies

20:23 Aug 30, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Safety
Spanish term or phrase: deslegitimación de las instituciones policiales
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Daniela Dib
Argentina
Local time: 19:53
English translation:undermining of law enforcement agencies
Explanation:
This is another option. See below for an example from recent news. "Law enforcement" is a common term to refer to police as an institution or different police bodies collectively.
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Laura Messer
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3 +2undermining of law enforcement agencies
Laura Messer
2 +1delegitimization of police institutions/authority
AKhram
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lorenab23

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delegitimization of police institutions/authority


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AKhram
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

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agree  philgoddard: This is the best you can do with no context.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
undermining of law enforcement agencies


Explanation:
This is another option. See below for an example from recent news. "Law enforcement" is a common term to refer to police as an institution or different police bodies collectively.


    Reference: http://m.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28842518
    Reference: http://discoverpolicing.org/whats_like/?fa=types_jobs
Laura Messer
Canada
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25 mins
Reference: Findings only

Reference information:
Context is needed

Losing the Mandate of Heaven: The incident at Temple, Texas,
and the delegitimization of law enforcement.
http://jpfo.org/articles-assd03/vanderboegh-temple-speech.ht...

lorenab23
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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