search and seizure

Portuguese translation: mandado de busca e apreensão

12:20 Jan 29, 2002

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents

English term or phrase: search and seizure

The police officer had a search and seizure warrant.

Norminha (X)

Portuguese translation:mandado de busca e apreensão

Explanation:
é o termo corrente para a situação

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Martha Rosemberg
Brazil
Local time: 23:30

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5 +5

mandado de busca e apreensão

Martha Rosemberg

busca e apreensão

Armando A. Cottim

4 -1

busca e ordem de confiscacao

Maria Blair

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

mandado de busca e apreensão

Explanation:
é o termo corrente para a situação

Martha Rosemberg
Brazil
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 250

Grading comment

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10 mins confidence:

busca e apreensão

Explanation:
Noronha, Legal Dictionary

Armando A. Cottim
Portugal
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 118

46 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

busca e ordem de confiscacao

Explanation:
search = busca
seizure = confiscar

I disagree with "apreensao" because "seizure" refers to confiscating property. "apreensao" is used when you serve a warrant for someone's arrest. That is my understanding.

Maria Blair
PRO pts in pair: 12

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