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to determine

English translation: to terminate

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:to determine
Selected answer:to terminate
Entered by: Eva Karpouzi

04:06 Jul 20, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Contract/Agreement
English term or phrase: to determine
DETERMINE: Does it means termination here?(Some people said that it meant DEFINE)

Original Context:
Obligations of the Consultant to ABC LTD 5.1 The
right of the Consultant to determine the Consultancy Agreement or to treat the same as having been repudiated shall cease forthwith if ABC LTD gives notice to the Consultant within the 28 day period referred to in Clause 4.1
Mark Xiang
Local time: 00:35
to terminate
Explanation:
I believe determine means to terminate here but I only found determinable in the law dictionary.

determinable
adj. defining something which may be terminated upon the occurrence of a particular event, used primarily to describe an interest in real property, such as a fee simple determinable, in which property is deeded to another, but may revert to the giver or go to a third person if, as examples, the receiver (grantee) marries, divorces or no longer lives in the house.
http://dictionary.law.com/

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-07-20 04:30:09 GMT)
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Also, have a look at number 7 of v.t. and number 2 of v.i of the following definition:

de•ter•mine

Pronunciation: (di-tûr\'min), [key]
—v., -mined, -min•ing.

—v.t.
1. to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
3. Geom.to fix the position of.
4. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
5. to give direction or tendency to; impel.
6. Logic.to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics.
7. Chiefly Law.to put an end to; terminate.
8. to lead or bring (a person) to a decision.
9. to decide upon.

—v.i.
1. to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
2. Chiefly Law.to come to an end.

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/determine





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Note added at 26 mins (2004-07-20 04:33:14 GMT)
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de·ter·mine
v. tr.
Law. To put an end to; terminate.
v. intr.
Law. To come to an end.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=determine

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Note added at 7 hrs 57 mins (2004-07-20 12:04:24 GMT)
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Just to note as Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili correctly mentioned that determine does usually mean to \'define/decide\' but in Law and in the particular example it means to\'terminate\'.
Selected response from:

Eva Karpouzi
Local time: 19:35
Grading comment
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +8to terminate
Eva Karpouzi


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
to terminate


Explanation:
I believe determine means to terminate here but I only found determinable in the law dictionary.

determinable
adj. defining something which may be terminated upon the occurrence of a particular event, used primarily to describe an interest in real property, such as a fee simple determinable, in which property is deeded to another, but may revert to the giver or go to a third person if, as examples, the receiver (grantee) marries, divorces or no longer lives in the house.
http://dictionary.law.com/

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Note added at 23 mins (2004-07-20 04:30:09 GMT)
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Also, have a look at number 7 of v.t. and number 2 of v.i of the following definition:

de•ter•mine

Pronunciation: (di-tûr\'min), [key]
—v., -mined, -min•ing.

—v.t.
1. to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
3. Geom.to fix the position of.
4. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
5. to give direction or tendency to; impel.
6. Logic.to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics.
7. Chiefly Law.to put an end to; terminate.
8. to lead or bring (a person) to a decision.
9. to decide upon.

—v.i.
1. to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
2. Chiefly Law.to come to an end.

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/determine





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Note added at 26 mins (2004-07-20 04:33:14 GMT)
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de·ter·mine
v. tr.
Law. To put an end to; terminate.
v. intr.
Law. To come to an end.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=determine

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Note added at 7 hrs 57 mins (2004-07-20 12:04:24 GMT)
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Just to note as Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili correctly mentioned that determine does usually mean to \'define/decide\' but in Law and in the particular example it means to\'terminate\'.


    Reference: http://dictionary.law.com/
Eva Karpouzi
Local time: 19:35
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kurt Porter
11 mins
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Rowan Morrell: Convincing references.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Rowan, I wasn't 100% sure to begin with but then I found lots of info :)
agree  Pnina
4 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
agree  DGK T-I: as in: http://www.ams.mod.uk/ams/content/docs/toolkit/ams/policy/co... ('decide/define' in some situations - cor, that could be confusing [sometimes:-)]) // Yes: I'm saying I believe it means terminate here (I agree with Eva:-)
6 hrs
  -> Yeah, that's true but I believe that in this instance it means to terminate as it makes sense with the 'repudiate' that follows. Thank you :)//Oh, I'm so sorry Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili, I didn't mean it like that!!! :(
agree  Alejandra Hozikian
7 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Vicky :)
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
13 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Jörgen Slet
14 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
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