سكت المشرّع

English translation: the legislature was silent

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Arabic term or phrase:سكت المشرّع
English translation:the legislature was silent
Entered by: Mokhtar Nabaleh

13:56 Mar 20, 2016
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Legal Analysis
Arabic term or phrase: سكت المشرّع
إذا سكت المشرّع عن ذكر شرط لازم لتطبيق القاعده الوارده بالنص.
Mokhtar Nabaleh
Egypt
the legislator was silent as to
Explanation:
the legislator was silent as to
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 02:35
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http://www.translatorscafe.com/TCTerms/en-US/thQuestion.aspx?id=164704&ck=qsm1291532614
شكرًا للجميع
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4the law/legislature fails to/does not mention
Tim Friese
5if the lawmaker avoided mentioning a prerequisite .............
Awad Balaish
4the legislator was silent as to
Muhammad Atallah


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the legislator was silent as to


Explanation:
the legislator was silent as to

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 02:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 205
Grading comment
http://www.translatorscafe.com/TCTerms/en-US/thQuestion.aspx?id=164704&ck=qsm1291532614
شكرًا للجميع

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tim Friese: 'legislator' is not usually used in English legal texts with the meaning of 'the legislative intent behind the law' as in this case
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tim, for your comment! What do you think of "legislation was silent"?
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
if the lawmaker avoided mentioning a prerequisite .............


Explanation:
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سكت ، تجنب ذكر

Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 03:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 138

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tim Friese: 'lawmaker' is an even stranger English translation than 'legislator', see other answer
47 mins
  -> lawmakers is used in American English, what else have you noticed?
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the law/legislature fails to/does not mention


Explanation:
This is an idiomatic English rendering of the meaning of the Arabic - not the words! The following google search gives 180,000 hits for "if the law does not mention", which is the most common rendering of this idea.

https://www.google.com/search?q="if the law does not mention...

Tim Friese
United States
Local time: 19:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliane Hatem
25 mins

agree  ayman hammamieh: sounds good
2 hrs

agree  sktrans
4 hrs

agree  Sarah Hassan
14 hrs

neutral  Awad Balaish: The legislature knows about perquisites, it does not mean they only kept silent or he does not "mention" but the legislature avoided mentioning a prerequisite. think of avoidance of conditions and item in law. regardless of broken Arabic wording.
17 hrs
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