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Principe de non douleur

English translation: Principle/basis of not causing pain

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French term or phrase:Principe de non douleur
English translation:Principle/basis of not causing pain
Entered by: B D Finch

14:30 Jul 17, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
French term or phrase: Principe de non douleur
From a personal injury report of a woman involved in a car accident:

Examen clinique
Examen effectué avec respect du principe de non douleur et accord de la victime

Is there a way of rendering this in English?

Thanks!
Claire Knell
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:22
Principle/basis of not causing pain
Explanation:
Simply, that the medical examination was agreed to by the victim on the basis that it would not cause pain. (This requirement might have limited the extent of that examination.)
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:22
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Principle/basis of not causing pain


Explanation:
Simply, that the medical examination was agreed to by the victim on the basis that it would not cause pain. (This requirement might have limited the extent of that examination.)

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 100
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Or ensuring that no pain would be felt. Perhaps just "no-pain principle"? This makes me think of all the work done by the CLUD (Centre de luttle contre la douleur).
1 hr
  -> Thanks Nikki. I think there is a variety of possible translations
agree  Anne Schulz
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Anne
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