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Finale Ekskeidingsbevel

English translation: final divorce order


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Afrikaans term or phrase:Finale Ekskeidingsbevel
English translation:final divorce order
Entered by: Reinhold Wehrmann
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13:42 Jun 2, 2010
Afrikaans to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Divorce douments
Afrikaans term or phrase: Finale Ekskeidingsbevel
What is the English term for "FINALE EGSKEIDINGSBEVEL" which refers to an official divorce document ?
Matt Lotter
final divorce order
Explanation:
Nothing else! ;-)
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Reinhold Wehrmann
South Africa
Local time: 23:58
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3final divorce order
Reinhold Wehrmann
4 +1final order of divorce
Kas Smit
3 +1Decree absolute
Sue Stewart-Anderson


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
final divorce order


Explanation:
Nothing else! ;-)

Reinhold Wehrmann
South Africa
Local time: 23:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathinka van de Griendt
42 days
  -> Thanks Kathinka!
agree  Hermien Desaivre
42 days
  -> Thanks Minnie!
agree  Astrid Hambrock
45 days
  -> Thanks Astrid!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Decree absolute


Explanation:
In a UK context, the decree absolute is the final certificate ending a marriage, coming 6 weeks or so after the decree nisi.


    Reference: http://www.wikivorce.com/divorce/Step-By-Step-Guide/Divorce-...
Sue Stewart-Anderson
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eugene Seegers: Although Reinhold's translation is technically correct, this seems to be the more common term. See the Wikipedia article "decree nisi" and http://www.compactlaw.co.uk/free-legal-information/relations...
11 hrs
disagree  Samuel Murray: This probably comes from a South African legal document. Then, the correct thing to do (in this type of translation) is not to seek a similar concept in the target country and "translate" it so, but to translate literally/directly what is written.
20 hrs
agree  Astrid Hambrock: I am a lawyer in SA - Reinholds translation is correct!
45 days
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
final order of divorce


Explanation:
This is the term given in the Trilingual Legal Dictionary of Hiemstra & Gonin, which is pretty much the standard authority in South Africa.

Kas Smit
South Africa
Local time: 23:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Samuel Murray: I agree that the legal dictionary referred to by Kas is pretty much the standard reference work, but I haven't checked the term in it myself.
5 hrs
agree  tshwanedje: Yes, the Trilingual dictionary is the legal "Bible" in SA. So if it stands like that in the dictionary, it is correct.
3 days21 hrs
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Jul 16, 2010 - Changes made by Reinhold Wehrmann:
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