CONSUMACION DEL ILICITO

English translation: consummation of the crime

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Spanish term or phrase:CONSUMACION DEL ILICITO
English translation:consummation of the crime
Entered by: Rick Henry

19:55 Dec 5, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: CONSUMACION DEL ILICITO
Es el título de lo que después explicará en una causa penal.
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consummation...
Explanation:
of the crime.

Consummation, rather than completion is more common in legal documents.

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5Commission of the crime
Monica Colangelo
5A crime is committed, not consummated
Monica Colangelo
4consummation...
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Commission of the crime


Explanation:
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Monica Colangelo
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consummation...


Explanation:
of the crime.

Consummation, rather than completion is more common in legal documents.

HTH

Rick

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A crime is committed, not consummated


Explanation:
To consummate: to bring to perfection or
completeness, be the crown of, put the finishing touch to.

To commit: to perpetrate (crime, blunder) - Commission of a crime


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Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 08:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1042
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