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no se instruyó

English translation: was not conducted / undertaken


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Spanish term or phrase:no se instruyó
English translation:was not conducted / undertaken
Entered by: Charles Davis
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09:36 Jan 9, 2012
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Spanish term or phrase: no se instruyó
In the following sentence, in connection with a crane accident on a ship:

Al no sufrir danos de magnitud la nave, como tampoco las personas que se encontraban en las cercanías del lugar del accidente, no se instruyó una Investigación Sumaria Adminstrativa, considerando lo estipulada en al Art. ***** (etc.)

Does this mean that an investigation was ordered, or not ordered (no se .....)?

Thanks for any help!
Krokodil
Germany
Local time: 04:46
was not conducted / undertaken
Explanation:
Or "no investigation [...] was conducted / undertaken".

"Fail to" implies an improper omission: that it should have been done but was not done. This does not seem to be the case here. Things were done "by the book", as Lisa says: the circumstances did not warrant an investigation, "considerando lo estipulada en al Art. *****".

"Instruir" means to carry out a legal or administrative procedure: "tramitar un procedimiento administrativo o judicial" (DRAE).
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Charles Davis
Local time: 04:46
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
was not conducted / undertaken


Explanation:
Or "no investigation [...] was conducted / undertaken".

"Fail to" implies an improper omission: that it should have been done but was not done. This does not seem to be the case here. Things were done "by the book", as Lisa says: the circumstances did not warrant an investigation, "considerando lo estipulada en al Art. *****".

"Instruir" means to carry out a legal or administrative procedure: "tramitar un procedimiento administrativo o judicial" (DRAE).

Charles Davis
Local time: 04:46
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agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
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  -> ¡Gracias y saludos, Claudia! :)
agree  philgoddard
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agree  rich.
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