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verklaart voor recht

English translation: rules that

13:58 Mar 8, 2020
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / court ruling
Dutch term or phrase: verklaart voor recht
de rechtbank verklaart voor recht dat....

in de betekenis van "beslist dat"
Eliezer Birnbaum
United States
Local time: 06:48
English translation:rules that
Explanation:
Straight out of Jurlex
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James Duncan
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:48
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5rules that
James Duncan
4IT IS HEREBY ORDERED (by the court); the Court adjudges and declares AS FOLLOWS:-
Adrian MM.


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
rules that


Explanation:
Straight out of Jurlex

James Duncan
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Textpertise: That is indeed the answer. Why 3 and not 5?
11 mins
agree  Kitty Brussaard
40 mins
agree  philgoddard
43 mins
agree  writeaway: agree that 3 is a fair confidence level. Jurlex isn't always 100% correct
50 mins
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Sometimes it is: orders to....
54 mins
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED (by the court); the Court adjudges and declares AS FOLLOWS:-


Explanation:
There seems to be the usual chasm between dictionary-driven translations and what is used in actual US/UK judicial practice.



Example sentence(s):
  • May it please the Court to adjudge and declare..
  • WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187-0707. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT. Judgment Debtor appear before this court located at: in room on at and show cause

    Reference: http://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/58/058-19741220-JU...
    Reference: http://www.dupageco.org/CourtClerk/CourtForms/Forms/14921/
Adrian MM.
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof (X): There are many variations, depending on the country and the individual court. Any legal translator will be able to choose an appropriate version.
6 hrs
  -> Indeed, though having drafted English consent judgments (orders) myself, I have never used the (journalistic) wording of a ruling, even 'does rule'.
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