Secção Unica

English translation: Sole Section

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Portuguese term or phrase:Secção Unica
English translation:Sole Section
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

12:02 Aug 2, 2006
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Court Report
Portuguese term or phrase: Secção Unica
This appears under the heading of Family & Minors Court (?) etc.
On the next 2 pages, it appears just as Secção, without the qualification.
Any ideas for a suitable translation would be appreciated.
suesimons
Local time: 17:13
Sole Section
Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-08-02 12:18:30 GMT)
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In several bilingual legal dictionaries the adjective "único" is translated as "sole," so this should work.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:13
Grading comment
Thanks, Mike. I still cant figure out why the subsequent documents are headed with juse "secção". Such are the problems of translators ....
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Sole Section


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-08-02 12:18:30 GMT)
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In several bilingual legal dictionaries the adjective "único" is translated as "sole," so this should work.

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:13
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 511
Grading comment
Thanks, Mike. I still cant figure out why the subsequent documents are headed with juse "secção". Such are the problems of translators ....

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Donna Sandin: this is the only possible answer, in my mind, but maybe you can avoid even translating the "unica" here
1 min
  -> Thank you, Donna - Mike :)

agree  Carla Selyer: Yes check this site: http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/text/BT3S1.html
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Veriana - Mike :)
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