hiervan een gewoonte werd gemaakt

English translation: of making / that he made a habit of it

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Flemish term or phrase:hiervan een gewoonte werd gemaakt
English translation:of making / that he made a habit of it
Entered by: Willemina Hagenauw

10:32 Jul 26, 2004
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / criminal law
Flemish term or phrase: hiervan een gewoonte werd gemaakt
Hem werd drugshandel ten laste gelegd met de verzwarende omstandigheid dat hiervan een gewoonte werd gemaakt.
Willemina Hagenauw
Local time: 20:05
of making / that he made a habit of it
Explanation:
He was accused of drugs trafficking with the aggravating circumstance of making / that he made a habit of it. No offence has yet been committed, so I'm not sure whether repeat offence/ offender is appropriate here.
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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 21:05
Grading comment
Ik denk dat je gelijk hebt, in mijn context past dit het beste. Hartelijk dank!
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3 +1of making / that he made a habit of it
jarry (X)
3he was a repeat offender/it was a repeat offence
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he was a repeat offender/it was a repeat offence


Explanation:
this can go against a person in a court of law. this is one way to put it.

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of making / that he made a habit of it


Explanation:
He was accused of drugs trafficking with the aggravating circumstance of making / that he made a habit of it. No offence has yet been committed, so I'm not sure whether repeat offence/ offender is appropriate here.


jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 21:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Ik denk dat je gelijk hebt, in mijn context past dit het beste. Hartelijk dank!

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