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English term or phrase:	release
English translation:	relinquish
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16:35 Jan 18, 2012

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English term or phrase: release

Dear colleagues,

I know I'm going to ask a really dumb question, but I've been proofreading a colleague's translation for some time now and seem to start getting confused about the word "release" in the following sentence.

The trustees may by deed *release* or limit any powers vested in them hereunder.

To me, "release" here clearly means "give up" or "surrender", i.e. the trustees of the settlement have the right to give up or relinquish any powers vested in them under the trust deed.

My colleague, however, keeps translating "release" in this context as "suspend" or "set aside" (someone else's) powers.

I just need a quick confirmation that I'm not ignoring something.

Thank you!

innsbruck

relinquish

Explanation:
I agree that here "release" means to relinquish or give up powers or rights which the trustees themselves hold.

The link below gives a good explanation of "release" in a legal context. Normally it involves releasing a third party from an obligation (which may explain your colleague's confusion) but in this case it is the release of powers held by the trustees themselves.

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Martin Riordan
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relinquish

Martin Riordan

see explanation

MARK ROBERTSON

end, cancel, suspend, revoke

NancyLynn

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end, cancel, suspend, revoke

Explanation:
Of course I'm guessing here, I'm going by the sentence provided and your additional info.

It would seem to me that these are the terms that go best with "limit": the rights are either limited or revoked altogether.

HTH

NancyLynn
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Local time: 21:17
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relinquish

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 22:17
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Portuguese
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see explanation

Explanation:
to release is:
1. to discharge another from an existing or asserted duty.
2. the relinquishment, concession or abandonment of a right, claim or privilege, by the person in whom it exists, or to whom it accrues, to the person against whom it might have been demaded or enforced.
Blacks Law Dictionary

MARK ROBERTSON
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