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door toeval teniet gegaan

English translation: unless the goods were lost/destroyed as a result of unforeseeable circumstances/

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Dutch term or phrase:	door toeval teniet gegaan
English translation:	unless the goods were lost/destroyed as a result of unforeseeable circumstances/
Entered by:	xxxjarry

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16:49 May 10, 2009

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Law/Patents - Law (general) / wills, testaments

Dutch term or phrase: door toeval teniet gegaan

Na het eindigen van het recht van vruchtgebruik rust op de vruchtgebruiker of zijn rechtverkrijgende de verplichting de goederen waarop het vruchtgebruik rust ter beschikking van de hoofdgerechtigde te stellen, voorzover de vruchtgebruiker of zijn rechtverkrijgende niet bewijst dat die goederen verteerd of door toeval teniet zijn gegaan.
Does anyone know the correct English expression for this?

Willemina Hagenauw KudoZ activity Questions: 1286 (none open) (3 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 493
Local time: 11:51

unless the goods were lost/destroyed as a result of unforeseeable circumstances/

Explanation:
accident

Selected response from:

xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 12:51

Grading comment

Many thanks!

Willemina
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

unless the goods were lost/destroyed as a result of unforeseeable circumstances/

xxxjarry

see text

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen

perished by chance

Michael Beijer

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

14 mins confidence:

perished by chance

Explanation:
I think that it might be something like this, but I can't recall anything standard at the moment...

''..does/do not prove that the goods were consumed or perished by chance.''

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:51
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 2

34 mins confidence:

see text

Explanation:

my suggestion is LAPSED (past the "good till" date.

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 12:51
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

17 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

unless the goods were lost/destroyed as a result of unforeseeable circumstances/

Explanation:
accident

xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 12:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 334

Grading comment

Many thanks!

Willemina

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Non-PRO (1): writeaway

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May 19, 2009 - Changes made by xxxjarry:
Edited KOG entry	Willemina Hagenauw's old entry - "door toeval teniet gegaan" => "unless the goods were lost/destroyed as a result of unforeseeable circumstances/"

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