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English translation: enforcement authorities


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Norwegian term or phrase:alminnelig namsmann
English translation:enforcement authorities
Entered by: Carole Hognestad
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11:16 Nov 25, 2011
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Norwegian term or phrase: alminnelig namsmann
SIAN er et felles system for Statens innkrevingssentral og alminnelig namsmann.
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 12:23
enforcement authorities
Explanation:
"Enforcement authorities
The enforcement officer and the district court. These decide on and carry out enforcement proceedings.

Enforcement officer (Namsmann)
The enforcement officer enforces court judgments and orders. In areas that have a “lensman” (rural police officer), this responsibility rests with him/her. In towns and other places where there is no “lensman”, the bailiff usually also serves as enforcement officer. The decisions taken by the enforcement officer can be appealed to the district court."
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Brigid McCauley
Local time: 12:23
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4 +1enforcement authorities
Brigid McCauley
4Law enforcement officeseodd


  

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Law enforcement offices


Explanation:
Law enforcement offices (Namsmann) enforce court judgments and orders, for example regarding debt


    Reference: http://www.norway.no/temaside/tema.asp?stikkord=94461
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enforcement authorities


Explanation:
"Enforcement authorities
The enforcement officer and the district court. These decide on and carry out enforcement proceedings.

Enforcement officer (Namsmann)
The enforcement officer enforces court judgments and orders. In areas that have a “lensman” (rural police officer), this responsibility rests with him/her. In towns and other places where there is no “lensman”, the bailiff usually also serves as enforcement officer. The decisions taken by the enforcement officer can be appealed to the district court."


    Reference: http://www.regjeringen.no/en/sub/child-abduction/what-is-chi...
Brigid McCauley
Local time: 12:23
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agree  Charles Ek: "Law enforcement" has a very different meaning in the English-speaking world. For the life of me, I can't imagine what the folks at Norway.no were thinking with that translation. (Unless they got there via "enforcement of a court's judgment"?)
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