natuurlijke personen

English translation: Natural person

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Dutch term or phrase:natuurlijke personen
English translation:Natural person
Entered by: Dr Lofthouse

22:15 Jun 12, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Insurance / Research drug trial: insurance cover
Dutch term or phrase: natuurlijke personen
De verzekering dekt uitsluitend de schade van natuurlijke personen.

Best comparative translation in this context ???
TIA
Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 12:45
natural person
Explanation:
A natural person as opposed to a corporate or legal person.
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Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 05:45
Grading comment
Thanks all - though oddly enough, the client has chosen 'private individual' to make the form easier to understand by the person signing it:)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8natural person
Frank van Thienen (X)
4private individuals
Barend van Zadelhoff


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
private individuals


Explanation:
that's what I learned in a legal translation workshop

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
natural person


Explanation:
A natural person as opposed to a corporate or legal person.

Example sentence(s):
  • In jurisprudence, a natural person is a human being, as opposed to an artificial, legal or juristic person, i.e., an organization that the law treats for some purposes as if it were a person distinct from its members or owner.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_person
Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Local time: 05:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks all - though oddly enough, the client has chosen 'private individual' to make the form easier to understand by the person signing it:)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Willems
8 hrs
  -> Bedankt, Ron!

agree  Marijke Singer: natural persons
9 hrs
  -> Bedankt, Marijke!

agree  writeaway: basic terminology, in all dictionaries, even Van Dale Nl-En
10 hrs
  -> Bedankt, writeaway!

agree  Michael Beijer
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Michael!

agree  sindy cremer
17 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sindy!

agree  tshwanedje: I translate many acts, contracts and agreements and this is the correct translation.
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, tshawanedje!

agree  Maaike Clarysse
1 day 13 hrs
  -> bedankt, Maaike!

agree  Mark Straver
1 day 15 hrs
  -> bedankt, Mark!
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