Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
acte semi-authentique
English translation:
semi-authentic certificate
French term
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Native in: English 
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acte semi-authentique
It is defined below as follows"
"il s'agit d'un acte attestant un événement survenu à l'extérieur de la province du Québec"
I am looking for a specific engish equivalet for "acte semi-authentique"
| 4 +3 | semi-authentic certificate |
Enza Longo
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| 5 +1 | semi-authentic document |
Chris Hall
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Jan 8, 2010 17:20: Rob Grayson changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (3): philgoddard, Julie Barber, Yolanda Broad
Non-PRO (3): Chris Hall, writeaway, Rob Grayson
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Proposed translations
semi-authentic certificate
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Note added at 38 mins (2010-01-08 17:10:42 GMT)
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No problem, Marco. I don't know if your doubts are with "semi-authentique" or with "acte" - if it's with "acte", it's commonly translated as certificate, as in acte de naissance (birth certificate), acte de marriage (marriage certificate), etc.
| Thank you Enza: it looks right according to your reference. I will wait the statutory 24 hours before closing the question |
| Enza: the problem was with semi-authentique. I had nod come across it before. Thank you again. |
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writeaway
: oeuf corse. an acte de naissance is a birth certificate. so it has to be certificate, not document.
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Merci buckets :-)
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Karen Stokes
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Thanks, Karen
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Adrian MM. (X)
: as 'secondary evidence of a matter registered elsewhere': legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/secondary+evidence
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219 témoignages et ils ne cessent pas...
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: French to English, English
semi-authentic document
ACT
Notice of a legal operation or situation.
(Appears at bottom of the page)
SEMI-AUTHENTIC DOCUMENT
Status conferred on a document by the Directeur de l'état civil and indicated by the notation «certified pursuant to article 137 of the C.C.Q.» appearing in the bottom-left corner of the document.
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-01-08 16:47:38 GMT)
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Definition(s)
ACT
Notice of a legal operation or situation.
***SEMI-AUTHENTIC DOCUMENT***
Status conferred on a document by the Directeur de l'état civil and indicated by the notation «certified pursuant to article 137 of the C.C.Q.» appearing in the bottom-left corner of the document.
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Note added at 16 mins (2010-01-08 16:48:38 GMT)
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No problem Marco. Happy to be able to help you. Best regards, Chris.
| Thank you Chris. Good reference |
| agree |
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
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Many thanks Anne-Marie. I am glad that you posted "judicial reorganisation" as an answer. Kind regards, Chris.
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