Jan 13, 2008 13:53
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English term

WHITNESSETH

English to French Law/Patents Law: Contract(s) Shareholders and master agreement
Following the names of the parties, and before "whereas" (which details the object of the agreement). What exactly does 'whitnesseth' mean, and how do you translate it in FR?

Discussion

Merline Jan 13, 2008:
Dear Marguerite, 1) the sentence above does not show the word you are asking about. 2) this word should be spelled "witnesseth". 3) you’ll find the proper answer on http://www.proz.com/kudoz/886580#2176145
AllegroTrans Jan 13, 2008:
Basically it means that something in a document is evidence or confirmation.
AllegroTrans Jan 13, 2008:
More context needed: (a) correct spelling is "witnesseth" (b) to translate it we need the whole of the sentence and the context of the document

Proposed translations

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attestent que

Mais plus de contexte serait utile...
Peer comment(s):

agree cenek tomas
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agree AllegroTrans : context permitting, this is the best answer
58 mins
agree NancyLynn
1 hr
agree Palma CHATONNET MARTON MS, MA Translation
2 hrs
agree Christian Fournier
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Je pense que c'est la meilleure réponse. Merci!!"
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(les parties) sont convenues de ce qui suit.

in the context of an agreement.
If not (e.g. witness statement), I agree with "attestent que"
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garantit

en droit : witnesseth that = garantit que

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-13 15:41:18 GMT) Post-grading
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dans un document légal, le sens est "fait foi que" que ou "font foi que", ex: les présentes font foi que....
Allegro..."garantit" s'écrit sans "u"...:-))
Peer comment(s):

disagree AllegroTrans : le mot ne signifie "guarantit"; plutot le sens est "attestation" du contenu d'un document
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