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Can't see how the Pt term could really mean this directly, but common sense sometimes needs to be used as much as technical terms when the writer or transcriber makes what obviously seems to be a mistake
Olá. Tudo bem? Bom, além de tradutora, eu sou também advogada formada à 11 anos. Vocês tem razão quanto à definição do termo e também em relação ao fato de que, como colocado na sentença, realmente não faz sentido. Há a possibilidade de você publicar a sentença completa aqui, para que possamos entender melhor o contexto? Porque à meu ver, dependendo do contexto, você terá que fazer uma interpretação usando analogia. Isso acontece bastante se tratando de Direito.
with Mario. The term ("acoimado") is totally out of place It makes no sense in this context. As far as how to translate it, that's a horse of a different color. I thought of "protected" or "favored". The intended word should have a positive meaning.
Hi all. Thank you very much for all your help! In fact, this is the very first time this happens to me! I didn't even know what to tell the client, because my translation made sense (to me) and I couldn't find anything else regarding this term anywhere.
We must always be careful with the legal jargon in Portugese. Jurists in Brasil waste more time looking for ancient synonyms of the terms they want to use and make the text look ornamented than actually trying to make sense and have people understand what they write. The term "acoimado" in this context, very unwisely and unduly used to look "nice", has the meaning of covered or protected, not punished. One day, the Brazilian writers will understand language is an instrument to make oneself understood, not to show their intellectuality. What they usually do most of the time is to show their stupidity instead.
Douglas' answer makes sense in terms of the context, but I cannot see how acoimado could possibly mean covered. According to the Legal Glossary of the Brazilian STJ acoimar means, infligir coima, punir, castigar, other sources suggest it can also mean qualificar negativamente. In this case, the effect on the ato praticado pelo acusado is positive, unless perhaps a presumption that act amounts to a crime is rebutted (negatived) by a finding of self-defence.
Obrigada pela resposta. Isto parece-me ser uma certidão de um resultado de julgamento...
A frase completa é: CERTIFICO, que em decisão da lavra do Exmº Sr. Dr. XXX, MM Juiz de Direito da 1ª Vara Criminal, datada de XXX, foi determinado o arquivamento do referido inquérito policial, por entender, em harmonia com o representante do Ministério Público, que o ato praticado pelo acusado encontra-se acoimado pelo instituto de legítima defesa, cuja decisão transitou em julgado, estando ditos autos, arquivados com as cautelas legais.
The source text is strange as it appears to be nonsensical. "The act of the accused is punishable in accordance with the principle of self-defence". It seems nonsensical because "self-defence" is a defence to a charge of assault or aggravated assault and no offence is punishable via the raising of that defence. In PT-PT, acoimado is normally a noun and means a person on whom an administrative law fine (coima) has been imposed.
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punished
Explanation: The context is strange see my comment
Mark Robertson Local time: 13:37 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 1218
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Asker: This is how I translated it, actually! Got a complaint from the client! That's why I'm requesting for help!
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Can't see how the Pt term could really mean this directly, but common sense sometimes needs to be used as much as technical terms when the writer or transcriber makes what obviously seems to be a mistake
Douglas Bissell Portugal Local time: 13:37 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 88