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raskošnik

English translation: squanderer / spendthrift / prodigal

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Serbian term or phrase:raskošnik
English translation:squanderer / spendthrift / prodigal
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

08:06 Sep 15, 2014
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Serbian term or phrase: raskošnik
(odredba iz Građanskog zakonika Kraljevine Srbije)

"Ako bi ortak iz ortačkog ugovora kršio ugovorne obaveze, ako bi pao u stecište ili ako bi ga sud za rastrošnika proglasio..."
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:54
squanderer / spendthrift / prodigal
Explanation:
http://books.google.rs/books?id=wOtQDbFrr2wC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA...
raskošnik squanderer; spendthrift; prodigal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spendthrift
A spendthrift (also called profligate) is someone who spends money prodigiously and who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond his or her means.
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Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:54
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Summary of answers provided
4squanderer / spendthrift / prodigal
Mira Stepanovic
4wasting assets
TechLawDC
4wastrel
Natasa Djurovic
4profligate
Daryo


  

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squanderer / spendthrift / prodigal


Explanation:
http://books.google.rs/books?id=wOtQDbFrr2wC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA...
raskošnik squanderer; spendthrift; prodigal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spendthrift
A spendthrift (also called profligate) is someone who spends money prodigiously and who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond his or her means.

Mira Stepanovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wasting assets


Explanation:
... a court finds that the partner is wasting assets.
(This is the term used in civil law. "Spendthrift" etc. is usually confined to family law and trusts and estates law.)

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 15:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Branka Ramadanovic
2 hrs
disagree  Daryo: the ST is a noun, not a verb// you consider it's good practice to replace the translation of one word by six words of explanation?
5 hrs
  -> "that the partner is wasting assets" is a subordinate clause that takes the place of a noun.
disagree  Natasa Djurovic: Noun required!
6 hrs
  -> "that the partner is wasting assets" is a subordinate clause that takes the place of a noun.
agree  Mihailolja
2 days 28 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wastrel


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wastrel

jos jedna opcija za isto...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-09-15 15:12:36 GMT)
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wast·rel (wstrl)
n.
1. One who wastes, especially one who wastes money; a profligate.
2. An idler or a loafer.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-09-15 15:12:57 GMT)
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wastrel (ˈweɪstrəl)
n
1. a wasteful person; spendthrift; prodigal
2. an idler or vagabond

Natasa Djurovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 93
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
profligate


Explanation:
"... Profligate Law & Legal Definition

Profligate is a word of varied meanings. It means:

immoral and shameless,
extremely wasteful or recklessly extravagant,
given over to dissipation or dissolute person.
A spendthrift is also called a profligate. Under the U.S. law the only remedy for a profligate is bankruptcy. Bankrupt persons are not allowed to form legally binding contracts. Bankruptcy laws deal with profligate persons. ..."

http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/profligate/

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 108
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