procès verbal

English translation: infractions reported (10,000 infractions are reported each year)

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French term or phrase:	procès verbaux
English translation:	infractions reported (10,000 infractions are reported each year)
Entered by:	Robert Frankling

15:03 Feb 22, 2005

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)

French term or phrase: procès verbal

What would be the best translation of this with regard to violations of the labour law (illegal work)?

Rowling KudoZ activity Questions: 1 (none open) Answers: 1
Local time: 02:04

minutes ( of a meeting)

Explanation:
one of about 40 possible translation...depending on context

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Note added at 1 hr 11 mins (2005-02-22 16:15:04 GMT)
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Customary English would be: \"10,000 infractions are reported each year\"

Selected response from:

Robert Frankling
Local time: 20:04

Grading comment

Thanks. This fitted in best with the context, and was what I originally thought was right (but hadn't been sure). I realise I did not give enough context at the beginning though....
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

official report / record --- affidavit (if a bailiff is involved)

Michel A.

record; minute; official report;

Assimina Vavoula

memorandum, statement

JCEC

statement

Louise Gough

need more context

French2English

a fine that is handed out, or vioation that is booked

writeaway

minutes ( of a meeting)

Robert Frankling

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

procès verbal official report / record --- affidavit (if a bailiff is involved)

Explanation:
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Michel A.
Local time: 21:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 39

6 mins confidence:

procès verbal memorandum, statement

Explanation:
For Canada at least.

JCEC
Canada
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 36

7 mins confidence:

procès verbal statement

Explanation:
If "procès verbal" refers to statements by witnesses in criminal cases, I think "statement" might be OK here.

Louise Gough
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: English

11 mins confidence:

need more context

Explanation:
a 'procès verbal', in legal terms, is usually a report from a magistrate, or a police report, or it can refer to the legal proceedings generally in a court of law, of whatever nature. It does not refer specifically to any particular branch of law.

I hope this helps. More context would be helpful to answerers here.

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Note added at 2005-02-22 16:20:09 (GMT)
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I would say it is a question of cases being filed, or, if you prefer, reports being made, but not necessarily getting to court - I would be surprised if as many as 10,000 ever got to a formal court case.

French2English
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

59 mins confidence:

procès verbal record; minute; official report;

Explanation:
An authentic minute of an official act, or statement of facts.
According to:
http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/translation/proces...
FOR LAWSUIT: Pleadings; declaration, bill, claim; proces verbal; bill of right, information, corpus delicti; affidavit, state of facts; answer, reply, replication, plea, demurrer, rebutter, rejoinder; surrebutter, surrejoinder.
FOR RECORD: Record, note, minute; register, registry; roll; (list); cartulary, diptych, Domesday book; catalogue raisonne; entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket; notch; (mark); muniment, deed; (security); document; deposition, proces verbal; affidavit; certificate; (evidence).

Reference: http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 04:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 48

34 mins confidence:

procès verbal

minutes ( of a meeting)

Robert Frankling
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 120

Grading comment

Thanks. This fitted in best with the context, and was what I originally thought was right (but hadn't been sure). I realise I did not give enough context at the beginning though....

6 hrs confidence:

procès verbal a fine that is handed out, or vioation that is booked

Explanation:
dresser un proces-verbal is to hand out a fine or book someone for something and here it was be a violation of the labour law.

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Note added at 6 hrs 53 mins (2005-02-22 21:57:00 GMT)
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pls read violation

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Note added at 6 hrs 53 mins (2005-02-22 21:57:23 GMT)
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and \'here it would be\"

writeaway
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 617

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