wanbedrijf - misdrijf
English translation: misdemeano(u)r - (criminal) offense / act
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|  Selected response from: Davorka Grgic Local time: 20:16 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | misdemeano(u)r - (criminal) offense / act |
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11 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1offence - felony Explanation: Van Dale: wanbedrijf het ( in België; juridisch ) crime offence context straf voor wanbedrijven punishment of crime(s) / offences Don;t know whether that makes it a misdomeanor Van Dale and JURLEX misdrijf het criminal offence / act crime ( juridisch ) indictable offence, felony context de politie denkt niet aan een misdrijf the police do not suspect any foul play een ernstig misdrijf a serious crime / offence een misdrijf plegen commit a criminal offence etc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2005-12-19 19:21:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Van Dale EN-NL goves: 'mis·de'mean·our, 'mis·de'mean·or ( telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord ) ( juridisch ) misdrijf ( minder ernstig dan misdaad, maar zwaarder dan overtreding ) so it conflicts with the NL-EN |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2misdemeano(u)r - (criminal) offense / act Explanation: It is a bit risky when it comes to choosing a proper translation, because it involves comparison between two quite different legal systems. Anglosaxon Common Law differentiates among felony (seriosu crime, more than 1 yr in prison), misdemeanour (less serious, less than one year) and infraction (no prison, money punishment...) - Ref 2. I compared this to the definition from Wikipedia (Ref 1. below) and concluded that "misdemeanour" is more or les equivalent to "wanbedrijf". --- Misdrijf is used in your phrase as a generic term for all criminal acts. (I used US spelling). Sve najbolje. Reference: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanbedrijf Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor |
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