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English translation: and falls under the statute of limitations (statute-barred/time-barred)

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Spanish term or phrase:	está prescrito
English translation:	and falls under the statute of limitations (statute-barred/time-barred)
Entered by:	Taña Dalglish

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14:18 Feb 1, 2012

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Law/Patents - Law (general)

Spanish term or phrase: esta prescrito

The phrase is used to describe the legal process regarding a poet's case in a newspaper story by the poets son. The translation is for a general US reader.
"Existió el crimen "doloroso" y "condenable", decía el Juez, pero no es de "lesa humanidad" y está prescrito. "

nina serrano

y está prescito = and falls under the statute of limitations

Explanation:
A previous glossary entry which may help you:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/203...
Spanish term or phrase: no está prescrito
English translation: do not fall under the statute of limitations

el delito ha prescrito - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/.../el delito ha prescrito.html - Translate this page
Under the Drug Offences (Forfeiture of Proceeds) Act 1994, the D.P.P. is authorized to ... No one may be prosecuted after the expiry of the statute of limitations, or for ... Yo no puedo radicar un caso de un delito que está prescrito porque me lo ...
la acción ha prescrito - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/.../la acción ha prescrito.html - Translate this page
Muchos ejemplos de oraciones traducidas contienen "la acción ha prescrito" ... if criminal proceedings are barred by the statutes of limitation except where a ... si el acto u omisión que constituye el delito también está tipificado como delito en la ... not barred by lapse of time under the law of a State of which he is a national.

Delito prescrito - WordReference Forums
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1118488
9 posts - 7 authors - 28 Apr 2010
Re: Delito prescrito. He/she was released because the time prescribed in the statute of limitations had elapsed. He/she was relased when the ...

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y está prescRito ...

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As Deborah suggested, here is another glossary entry which should help:

Under ProZ entry which may be helpful (thanks to Deborah Lockett):
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/sports_fitness_...

Spanish term or phrase: prescripción / prescribir
English translation: time-barring / to be time-barred

en el término "time-barring", "barring" viene de la palabra "bar" en el sentido de una barrera; es decir que el tiempo transcurrido actúa como una barrera para la tramitación de posibles reivindicaciones que surjan.

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Thank you Nina.

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Taña Dalglish
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Local time: 00:29

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y está prescito = and falls under the statute of limitations

Taña Dalglish

..and is no longer valid

twakely

period of prescription has expired

Gary Smith

4 -1

Ha prescrito

Jesus Negro

Discussion entries: 2

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Ha prescrito

Explanation:
In Laws terminology when a crime is not punishable anymore because the course of the time.
I hope it helps you.

Jesus Negro
Portugal
Local time: 06:29
Native speaker of:

Spanish

16 mins confidence:

está prescrito period of prescription has expired

Explanation:
The statute of limitations (common law) / period of prescription (civil or criminal law) is a period by which a case must be resolved.

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This exists so that people whose guilt cannot be proven don't have to spend a long time in jail (though in Spain and Italy it seems to be used by corrupt characters to stall proceedings to avoid judgement...). "No es de lesa humanidad" means it isn't serious crime (for which the concept of prescription does not apply).

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http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&qu...

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Hmm, it seems statute-barred does indeed exist for criminal law in the UK, Australia and the US, which is the context here.

Gary Smith
Spain
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

17 hrs confidence:

..and is no longer valid

Explanation:
another possibility

twakely
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

y está prescito = and falls under the statute of limitations

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 00:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 235

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Deborah Lockett: yes, in the UK we would say something similar, "it is statute-barred"

2 mins

-> Thank you so much, Debs. Good solution! Un abrazo.

agree

Steven Huddleston

15 mins

-> Thank you Steven. Saludos.

agree

Carol Gullidge

48 mins

-> Thank you Carol. Much appreciated.

neutral

Gary Smith: This is the correct answer in common law. Not sure if that is the case here. Hispanic law. // It's the Wiki, but the explanation is ok: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period_of_prescription#Prescrip... Hope it makes sense to you now. Criminal law.

53 mins

-> I don't understand your reply! Are you trying to tell me that "period of prescription" (yr answer) is valid! Personally, "prescription" makes little sense to me! //That may well be, but why not a simpler rendering, i.e. statute-barred? Thank you.

agree

AllegroTrans: statute-barred

2 hrs

-> Thank you very much. Yes, agree that "statute-barred" is a good option too - just couldn't find the right words at the time. LOL!

agree

SLG: Also agree with statute-barred

2 hrs

-> Muchas gracias SLG. Un abrazo.

agree

Tom Thumb: also: time-barred.

20 hrs

-> Thank you Tom. Saludos.

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Changes made by editors

Feb 15 - Changes made by Taña Dalglish:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Feb 1 - Changes made by Carol Gullidge:
Field	Art/Literary => Law/Patents
Field (specific)	Poetry & Literature => Law (general)
Feb 1 - Changes made by Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña:
Language pair	English to Spanish => Spanish to English

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