para dar apariencia de legalidad

English translation: to give an appearance of legality

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Spanish term or phrase:	para dar apariencia de legalidad
English translation:	to give an appearance of legality
Entered by:	Lydianette Soza

16:09 Apr 17, 2019

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Contract

Spanish term or phrase: para dar apariencia de legalidad

Hi,

This is me again, still working on the translation of the legal document. Below you will find a small section of such document:

Source text:
El Consultor se obliga en implementar las medidas tendientes a evitar que sus operaciones puedan ser utilizadas sin su conocimiento y consentimiento como instrumentos para el ocultamiento, manejo, inversión o aprovechamiento en cualquier forma de dinero u otros bienes provenientes de actividades delictivas o para dar apariencia de legalidad a estas actividades.

Translation:

The Consultant undertakes to/agrees to adopt any measures intended to prevent that her operations can be used without her knowledge and consent as instruments for hiding, managing, investing or using in any way funds or other assets resulting from criminal proceeds or to ...

I've found the expression "under the color of law", but I am not sure if it is a formal expression.

Lydianette Soza KudoZ activity Questions: 2928 (none open) (94 closed without grading) Answers: 10 Belize
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to give an appearance of legality

Explanation:
This seems literal but is quite a common expression in English:

https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/legality
Chambers of Reunion were appointed to give an appearance of legality to these proceedings, which culminated, in 1681, in the seizure of Strassburg. The most ...
Catalan independence referendum: Double authority | In English | EL ...
https://elpais.com › In english
Sep 18, 2017 - The Catalan regional government is hiding behind its power to give an appearance of legality to the illegal acts that it is committing. In the face ...

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Local time: 07:59

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to give an appearance of legality

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to give an appearance of legality

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