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is liable to the United States Government for forfeiture

Portuguese translation: estar sujeito a apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA

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English term or phrase:to be liable to the United States Government for forfeiture
Portuguese translation:estar sujeito a apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA
Entered by: PaulaEsp

12:54 Oct 4, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: is liable to the United States Government for forfeiture
"This is to inform you that the property listed below, which was seized by Customs and Border Protection, is liable to the United States Government for forfeiture by administrative action (...)"

I totally understand the sentence, but can't come up with a way to organize it in Portuguese. Could u help me out, pls?
PaulaEsp
Local time: 16:05
ser sujeito de apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA
Explanation:
ser sujeito de apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 22:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3é passível de confisco pelo governo dos Estados Unidos
Marlene Curtis
4 +2ser sujeito de apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA
Nick Taylor


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
is liable to the united states government for forfeiture
é passível de confisco pelo governo dos Estados Unidos


Explanation:
liable to = passível de

Constitucionalidade do confisco de bens licitos - Direito Penal ... - 9:01am - [ Translate this page ]
Depende, se o bem licito for produto de crime é passível de confisco, se o bem licito está transportando produtos ilícitos, proibido, como são as drogas,

http://forum.jus.uol.com.br/26949/

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&expIds=17259,17291,22881,26714,...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 323

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agree  Leonor Machado
14 mins
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agree  Javi Tazinafo
5 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
is liable to the united states government for forfeiture
ser sujeito de apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA


Explanation:
ser sujeito de apropriação pelo Governo dos EUA

Nick Taylor
Local time: 22:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 151

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: está sujeita a expropriação
9 mins
agree  Javi Tazinafo
5 hrs
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