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ab

English translation: doc. no., file doc. (no.) etc.

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Swedish term or phrase: ab
English translation:doc. no., file doc. (no.) etc.
Entered by: Helen Johnson

13:56 Apr 10, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / trademark infringement
Swedish term or phrase: ab
Often used to show where sections of a case have been quoted from, e.g (ab 60).
Anyone know what this stands for, please? I wonder if it's Latin, as it seems to be used in English references too.
Advice appreciated.
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
doc. no., file doc. (no.) etc.
Explanation:
I don't know about English references, but I have certainly seen Ab used as an abbreviation for "aktbilaga" in Swedish legal documents. As I understand it an aktbilaga is a document in a case, a filed document (with a number) or something like that. An equivalent English abbreviation might be FDN (file document no.) or just DN (document no.).
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Don Spade (X)
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Makes absolute sense - thanks very much!
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doc. no., file doc. (no.) etc.


Explanation:
I don't know about English references, but I have certainly seen Ab used as an abbreviation for "aktbilaga" in Swedish legal documents. As I understand it an aktbilaga is a document in a case, a filed document (with a number) or something like that. An equivalent English abbreviation might be FDN (file document no.) or just DN (document no.).

Don Spade (X)
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Makes absolute sense - thanks very much!

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agree  Hans Harding: It may well be so, even if it really is more common to use the abbeviation aktbil.
1 day 4 hrs
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