jugement supplétif

English translation: suppletory judgement

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French term or phrase:	jugement supplétif
English translation:	suppletory judgement
Entered by:	jbc

09:52 Jan 23, 2003

French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: jugement supplétif

un jugement supplétif d'acte de marriage
I know what this is (court ruling/judgement which remedies failure to register a marriage)but is there an equivalent English term ? - or should I leave it in French and add a translator's note ?

jbc KudoZ activity Questions: 37 (none open) (3 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 23
Local time: 02:41

suppletory

Explanation:
as per your explanation

Selected response from:

Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41

Grading comment

Thanks for your very prompt response, which others agreed with too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

suppletory

Mpoma

suppletory judgment

Gary Raymond Bokobza

4 +1

remedial order

Yolanda Broad

curative order

Peter Freckleton

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

suppletory

Explanation:
as per your explanation

Navarre Legal Dictionary

Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 262

Grading comment

Thanks for your very prompt response, which others agreed with too.

58 mins confidence:

suppletory judgment

Explanation:
ILRG.com (Internet Legal Resource Guide)

Gary Raymond Bokobza
Spain
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 32

Grading comment

Many thanks - just that the other answer was faster !

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Many thanks - just that the other answer was faster !

1 hr confidence:

curative order

Explanation:
It cures a formal defect in the certificate.

Peter Freckleton
Australia
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 722

Grading comment

Thanks for trying, but seems like it's 'suppletory'

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Thanks for trying, but seems like it's 'suppletory'

1252 days confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

remedial order

Explanation:
When a legal situation needs to be fixed, it is generally referred to as a remedy. And when a judge issues a definitive ruling on a matter, it is usually called an order. Hence, "remdedial order"

Google finds 54,800 examples of such orders (as opposed to some three for "suppletory judgement," two of which are KudoZ.

See http://www.ukcia.org/pollaw/lawlibrary/humanrightsact1998.ht...
for a discussion of remedial orders.

Example sentence(s):

US District Judge Gladys Kessler today issued a Remedial Order and a Remedial Order Opinion in a lawsuit concerning New England groundfish
The Court may

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22remedial+order++...

Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1551

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