acusar

English translation: prosecuting / dennouncing

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Spanish term or phrase:acusar
English translation:prosecuting / dennouncing
Entered by: Anna Moorby DipTrans

11:57 Oct 7, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: acusar
La Abogacía del Estado, que desde 1992 había estado acusando a estas entidades en defensa de los intereses de Hacienda, paró sus actuaciones en noviembre de 1995.

How would people render acusar here?
thanks
xx
Anna Moorby DipTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:27
prosecuting / dennouncing
Explanation:
It depends.. if they took formal legal steps agaisnt the "entities", it would be prosecuting. If they just expressed their misgivings, without taking action, then I'd use "dennouncing."
Selected response from:

George Rabel
Local time: 03:27
Grading comment
Looks like they actually did something about, so I'm going to go for prosecuting,. Cheers everyone
xx
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Summary of answers provided
5denouncing
Muriel Vasconcellos
4incriminating / prosecuting
InGoodSpanish
4accusing
Eneide Moreira
3prosecuting / dennouncing
George Rabel


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prosecuting / dennouncing


Explanation:
It depends.. if they took formal legal steps agaisnt the "entities", it would be prosecuting. If they just expressed their misgivings, without taking action, then I'd use "dennouncing."

George Rabel
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Looks like they actually did something about, so I'm going to go for prosecuting,. Cheers everyone
xx
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
incriminating / prosecuting


Explanation:
any of them should suit

InGoodSpanish
Local time: 04:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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accusing


Explanation:
accuse - msn encarta
2. transitive verb law charge: to charge somebody formally with having committed a crime

Eneide Moreira
Brazil
Local time: 04:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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2 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
denouncing


Explanation:
"Denouncing" has only one "n"!!

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 161
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