Jul 7, 2006 22:18
18 yrs ago
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French term
Mary Sarah Roche-Mahdi
déclaration à toutes fins utiles
French to English
Other
Law (general)
possible French legal term
this occurred in a statement taken down by the French police regarding a sexual assault. The term must be theirs, as the person making the statement speaks very little French. The phrase stands in isolation: "je fais cette declaration a toutes fins utiles..." I could not find this in the legal dictionaries I consulted, wasn't sure if it has a specific legal meaning.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | for all intents and purposes |
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| 4 | statement for all purposes |
Antonio Barros
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
declaration a toutes fins utiles
Selected
for all intents and purposes
is a stock phrase.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jeffrey Lewis
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writeaway
: for whatever purpose it may serve. an all-purpose statement? ;-) (don't really agree with the use of "intents" here-for all intents and purposes has a different meaning afaik)
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even better. I was mulling over "for all legal" and it wasn't there.
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peekay
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sarahl (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks--I'll stay with the set phrase; certainly it is the equivalent of the French phrase, which takes on meanings beyond="for al practical purposes.""
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Antonio Barros
Brazil
Brazil
Specializes in field
Brazil
Legal Translator & Lawyer
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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French term (edited):
declaration a toutes fins utiles
statement for all purposes
I think it is a fair suggestion.
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Note added at 29 mins (2006-07-07 22:48:23 GMT)
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www.sec.gov/divisions/ corpfin/cf-noaction/tncl110304.htm
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Note added at 29 mins (2006-07-07 22:48:23 GMT)
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www.sec.gov/divisions/ corpfin/cf-noaction/tncl110304.htm
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