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prescrição

English translation: limitation/period of prescription

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Portuguese term or phrase:prescrição
English translation:limitation/period of prescription
Entered by: darrenthomps

10:25 Sep 15, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Insurance / Insurance Policy - glossary
Portuguese term or phrase: prescrição
Hi All,

I am currently translating an insurance policy and would appreciate any advice/suggestions for the above term. I have seen various other entries for the term, but was not sure whether they would apply in this context.

The definition given is that the "prescrição" is that it is the means by which rights are acquired and obligations are extinguished over time.

Many thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions.

Darren
darrenthomps
Local time: 13:19
limitation/period of prescription
Explanation:
It is the period defined by law during which a right can be exercised. Once the period is over, the right no longer exists. The law that determines this period for a given situation is often called a "statute of limitations".

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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-09-15 18:32:08 GMT)
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My suggestion above is taken from Maria Chaves de Mello's "Dicionário Jurídico". It is the name of the phenomenon itself, which is enacted through a "statute of limitations" in some legal systems.

According to Wikipedia:
"In civil law systems, similar provisions are typically part of the civil code or criminal code and are often known collectively as periods of prescription."
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:19
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Many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2statute of limitations
Marlene Curtis
4 +2limitation/period of prescription
Martin Riordan
3extinctive prescription
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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extinctive prescription


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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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statute of limitations


Explanation:
The term used is statute of limitations. Please see below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_limitations

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescrição

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-09-15 16:17:50 GMT)
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OBS

O termo "statute of limitations" se refere à lei mas popularizou-se e é usado corriqueiramente nos EUA para expressar "o perído de prescrição", ou seja, o período de tempo em que se pode dar entrada em um processo após um delito é cometido.

Marlene Curtis
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
limitation/period of prescription


Explanation:
It is the period defined by law during which a right can be exercised. Once the period is over, the right no longer exists. The law that determines this period for a given situation is often called a "statute of limitations".

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 hrs (2012-09-15 18:32:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

My suggestion above is taken from Maria Chaves de Mello's "Dicionário Jurídico". It is the name of the phenomenon itself, which is enacted through a "statute of limitations" in some legal systems.

According to Wikipedia:
"In civil law systems, similar provisions are typically part of the civil code or criminal code and are often known collectively as periods of prescription."


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_limitations
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 41
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Many thanks!

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agree  Lais Leite
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agree  Mark Robertson
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  -> Thanks, Mark!
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