Oct 23, 2013 12:02
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French term
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exigence d'essence supérieure
French to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
From a text explaining aspects of the French legal system.
"Si le principe [du contradictoire/ droits de la défense] n'est pas exprimé dans un texte c'est sans doute qu'il est vu comme un principe processuel de droit naturel, une règle inhérente à toute procédure, une exigence d'essence supérieure."
What does 'essence' mean here? 'A requirement for a higher/superior ?XXXX?'
"Si le principe [du contradictoire/ droits de la défense] n'est pas exprimé dans un texte c'est sans doute qu'il est vu comme un principe processuel de droit naturel, une règle inhérente à toute procédure, une exigence d'essence supérieure."
What does 'essence' mean here? 'A requirement for a higher/superior ?XXXX?'
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | higher-level principle |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
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| 3 +2 | an essentially overriding requirement |
Adrian MM. (X)
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| 4 -1 | Higher Authority Level |
Manoj Chauhan
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| 3 -1 | power |
Olga Koepping
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Selected
higher-level principle
A higher-level or overriding principle, in this case the accused person's right to a defence in law is an inherent principle of the legal system
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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9 mins
Olga Koepping
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French term (edited):
exigence d\'essence supérieure
power
in the context that makes the most sense to me.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Catherine VAN RYSSELBERGE
9 mins
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| disagree |
B D Finch
: That doesn't seem to make any sense in the context. Perhaps you could explain it?
2 hrs
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| disagree |
AllegroTrans
: I also cannot make sense of this; could you explain? how would you use it in the asker's text?
7 hrs
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1 hr
Manoj Chauhan
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Related KudoZ points
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8
Higher Authority Level
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+2
7 hrs
an essentially overriding requirement
essence: in essence rather than in petrol or 'power' - better not simply ignore.
Karen V-J 'beat' me to the overriding, but see the web ref.
Exigence > could also be a standard e.g. of proof.
Karen V-J 'beat' me to the overriding, but see the web ref.
Exigence > could also be a standard e.g. of proof.
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: best answer by far, I wonder if "essentially" is essential here, since "overriding" tends to override "essential"// yes, good point. Maybe "unmitigatedly overriding requirement"
43 mins
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Thanks and a perceptive and perspicacious choice of a perspicuous perspective.//The subtlety of distilling the essence is missed by omitting altogether.
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Yolanda Broad
1 day 7 hrs
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Thanks and a good choice.
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