okkupieren

English translation: take control of

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German term or phrase:	okkupieren
English translation:	take control of
Entered by:	Camilla Seifert

05:59 Sep 19, 2007

German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Court case - trademark - breach of fiduciary trust

German term or phrase: okkupieren

Die von den Beschuldigten behauptete (Schein-)Verfügungsmöglichkeit über den Geschäftsanteil hatten diese allerdings erst mit der Zwangseinziehung der Geschäftsanteile im Rahmen der Gesellschafterversammlung vom xxxx okkupiert.

I am not sure how to translate the "okkupiert" in this tricky sentence. Help much appreciated.

Camilla Seifert KudoZ activity Questions: 137 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 311 South Africa
Local time: 00:36

take control of

Explanation:
They did not take controlf of ths thing until . . .
Or: They did not have this thing in their possession until . . .

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-19 12:40:33 GMT)
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According to Wahrig "okkupieren means "sich aneignen."
It fits well in your sentence. Does it make sense in your overall context?

Selected response from:

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 16:36

Grading comment

This is what I used. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

to claim against/to call upon

ELisabeth Luhrs

stake (out) a claim

Сергей Лузан

embezzled

Emilia Zeydlits

take control of

Dr. Fred Thomson

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

stake (out) a claim

Explanation:
used figuratively here.

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 24

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you.

2 hrs confidence:

to claim against/to call upon

Explanation:
okkupieren means "in Anspruch nehmen". In legal terms I would use to claim against or to call upon.

ELisabeth Luhrs
Australia
Local time: 08:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you.

3 hrs confidence:

embezzled

Explanation:
what is meant here IMHO is that "die Beschuldigten" have fraudulently appropriated "the Verfügungsmöglichkeit". That' s why they say (Schein)

Emilia Zeydlits
Germany
Local time: 00:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you.

6 hrs confidence:

take control of

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 16:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 608

Grading comment

This is what I used. Thank you.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you.

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