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12:38 Feb 3, 2012 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / ação de interdição - tutela e curatela | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Gilmar Fernandes United States Local time: 15:34 | ||||||
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4 +1 | undermined the proceedings / lawsuit |
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4 | the suit became moot |
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4 | [judicial] process complicated |
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undermined the proceedings / lawsuit Explanation: processo here could refer to the actual lawsuit or simply one part of the "ação" .....you will need to check that within your entire project, even though you say it's the only occurrence... Bom Trabalho! |
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the suit became moot Explanation: De acordo com o Marcilio Moreira de Castro: • o pedido do autor perdeu o objeto; a ação perdeu o seu objeto; o pedido do autor ficou prejudicado; a ação ficou prejudicada > the suit became moot; the suit mooted; the suit is no longer necessary Black's Law Dictionary: Moot, adj. A subject for argument; unsettled; undecided. |
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[judicial] process complicated Explanation: Process complicated [by whatever]. 72,700,000 uses of the subject + verb on Google. Lack of context: With no indication of time, the process may have been complicated in the past or may be complicated at present. At any rate, process +complicated is a frequent S-V combination. |
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