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Arabic translation: سجين سابق


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:ex-convict
Arabic translation:سجين سابق
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub
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22:17 Mar 23, 2011
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Journalism
English term or phrase: ex-convict
Ex-Convict Is Shot After a Failed Holdup - NYTimes.com
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سجين سابق
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3سجين سابق
Nadia Ayoub
5مدان سابق
Liliane Hatem
4أحد أصحاب السوابق
TargamaT


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
سجين سابق


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohsin :)

agree  hassan zekry
9 hrs
  -> Many thanks Hassan :)

agree  Steve Booth
9 hrs
  -> Many thanks Steve :)

neutral  Liliane Hatem: He may not have been in prison, but only convicted.
9 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
أحد أصحاب السوابق


Explanation:
http://mujaddidun.wordpress.com/page/3/
http://www.egyptianoasis.net/forums/showthread.php?p=345958

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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-03-24 07:14:53 GMT)
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هناك تعبير آخر أيضًا

أحد أرباب السوابق


TargamaT
Syria
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 60
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
مدان سابق


Explanation:
قد يكون مداناً ولم يتم سجنه

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-03-24 04:12:25 GMT)
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مجرم لديه سوابق

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-03-24 08:11:57 GMT)
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The convicted is مدان اي صدر حكم بحقه وقد يكون غيابياً ولم يتم سجنه

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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-03-24 08:19:47 GMT)
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convicted: 1. Law To find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime, especially by the verdict of a court: The jury convicted the defendant of manslaughter.
2. To show or declare to be blameworthy; condemn: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.
3. To make aware of one's sinfulness or guilt.

prisoner: 1. A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
2. One deprived of freedom of expression or action

thefreedictionary.com

Liliane Hatem
Local time: 22:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steve Booth: technically a convict can be someone who hasn't been to prison, however usage dictates that it even though you may be convicted of a crime you don't become a convict until you are in prison and an ex con is always someone who has been released from prison
3 hrs
  -> The convicted is مدان اي صدر حكم بحقه وقد يكون غيابياً ولم يتم سجنه
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Mar 29, 2011 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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