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declaro bajo protesta de decir verdad

English translation: I do hereby declare under oath (to tell the truth)


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Spanish term or phrase:declaro bajo protesta de decir verdad
English translation:I do hereby declare under oath (to tell the truth)
Entered by: Henry Hinds
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17:21 May 27, 2004
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: declaro bajo protesta de decir verdad
A business document.
Bee97
Mexico
Local time: 21:21
I do hereby declare under oath (to tell the truth)
Explanation:
Just "under oath" is normally sufficient for English, but my own practice when translating a legal document is to put it all in, "I do hereby declare under oath to tell the truth...

I would bet that the document is from Mexico.
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Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:21
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1I do hereby declare under oath (to tell the truth)
Henry Hinds
5 +1I state under oath; I state under penalty of perjury
Marian Greenfield
5I declare under oath to be expressing the truth
Adolpho J Silva
3 +1to testify under protestGail


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I state under oath; I state under penalty of perjury


Explanation:
so says Tom West....

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1524

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Burns
1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to testify under protest


Explanation:
Definition of testify - wordIQ Dictionary
... To bear witness to; to support the truth of by ... Webster] 2. (Law) To affirm or declare
under oath or ... Attest, Contest, Detest, Protest, Testament.] 1. To make a ...
www.wordiq.com/dictionary/testify.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages

Supreme Law Library: Court Cases : New Life : osctesgj
... Counsel and Dr. Eugene A. Burns should not be allowed to testify, without the ... required
by Order of this honorable Court, but did so under protest because said ...
www.supremelaw.org/library/nlhc/osctesgj.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages



Gail
Local time: 22:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvette Arcelay
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I declare under oath to be expressing the truth


Explanation:
An adequate translation appears to be
"I declare under oath to be expressing the truth".


Adolpho J Silva
Brazil
Local time: 23:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I do hereby declare under oath (to tell the truth)


Explanation:
Just "under oath" is normally sufficient for English, but my own practice when translating a legal document is to put it all in, "I do hereby declare under oath to tell the truth...

I would bet that the document is from Mexico.

Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 756

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kellyn: I agree. Henry works for the US Court System. I would trust this answer.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Kellyn, the U.S. Court System certified me, and at times I do work for them but I'm proudly independent! I do translate a lot of Mexican documents.
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