Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
assigner son époux en divorce
English translation:
initiate divorce proceedings against her husband
Added to glossary by
Jeanne Zang
Apr 22, 2002 14:03
22 yrs ago
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French term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
assigner son époux en divorce
French to English
Law/Patents
Autorisée par une ordonnance de non-conciliation en date di u 5 novembre 1996, madame X a, par acte du 4 février 1997, assigné son époux en divorce sur le fondement de l'article ....
Does this mean "initiated divorce proceedings against her husband"? (The divorce was granted in May 1998).
Does this mean "initiated divorce proceedings against her husband"? (The divorce was granted in May 1998).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | to take (initiate) divorce proceedings against one's spouse |
GILLES MEUNIER
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| 3 +1 | Filed for divorce against her husband |
Pascale Dahan
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| 4 | subpoena |
Steven Geller
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Selected
to take (initiate) divorce proceedings against one's spouse
réponse
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Note added at 2002-04-22 14:12:22 (GMT)
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initiated divorce proceedings against his wife, Carole. ... the pendency of respondent\'s
divorce proceedings,. ... and that he would take measures to correct ...
www.law.sc.edu/opinions/25200.htm
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Note added at 2002-04-22 14:12:22 (GMT)
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initiated divorce proceedings against his wife, Carole. ... the pendency of respondent\'s
divorce proceedings,. ... and that he would take measures to correct ...
www.law.sc.edu/opinions/25200.htm
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Comment: "Thanks for confirming my guess."
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14 mins
Pascale Dahan
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
14 years in medical/pharmaceutical trans
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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81
Filed for divorce against her husband
Simply! No?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yolanda Broad
: One of the principal meanings of "assigner" (can also mean to subpoena, in other contexts)
1 hr
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26 mins
Steven Geller
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1246
subpoena
It does not mean "initiate" - it means subpoena.
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