kelaziman

English translation: customary

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Malay term or phrase:kelaziman
English translation:customary
Entered by: Nasima Sarwar

01:23 Oct 28, 2004
Malay to English translations [PRO]
Law (general)
Malay term or phrase: kelaziman
Appears in "Daftar Perkahwinan Luar Negeri" as follows:
Telah berkahwin mengikut undang-undang/adat/agama/kelaziman
Nasima Sarwar
Malaysia
Local time: 20:36
customary
Explanation:
my suggestion = customary?
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Sophia Jusoff
Malaysia
Local time: 20:36
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3 +3common practice
yam2u
5customary/custom/usage
Noorsalhanim Che Jamel
3customary
Sophia Jusoff


  

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customary


Explanation:
my suggestion = customary?

Sophia Jusoff
Malaysia
Local time: 20:36
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common practice


Explanation:
nas,

- i know istilah undang2 dbp gives 'kelaziman' as 'usage' but in this context i personally would opt for 'common practice' because 'usage' is ambiguous to me.

- thus i would translate

'Telah berkahwin mengikut undang-undang/adat/agama/kelaziman' as:
'Have been married according to law/customs/religion/common practice'

yam2u
United States
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agree  Abd Latiff Bidin (X)
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agree  Bettina David
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agree  Ramona Ali: .
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customary/custom/usage


Explanation:
'kelaziman'would refer to cutomary marriage i.e. marriage conducted in accordance with one's customary rites or one's custome or culture. The perfect example of such marriage is the chinese customary marriages before the enforcement of Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce)Act 1976 whereby mutual cohabitation would recognise that couple as husband and wife.

However, 'usage' or 'custom'is the proper translation as these terms are used in the Act to refer to such marriages.

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Note added at 31 mins (2004-10-28 01:55:25 GMT)
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For reference, you can refer to Section 4 of Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 or Istilah Undang-undang published by DBP.

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs 38 mins (2004-10-29 09:02:24 GMT)
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Mutual cohabitation normally exist in the traditional chinese custom and it is recognised by common law practise as one form of customary marriage. The court normally consider the existance of customary marriage through the application of \'common law technique\' of presuming a marriage from the evidence of long cohabitation (LAM WAI HWA & ANOR V TOH YEE SUM & ORS [1983]2 MLJ 302].

Noorsalhanim Che Jamel
Malaysia
Local time: 20:36
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Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay

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neutral  yam2u: isn't continuous cohabitation of a couple as 'husband & wife' referred to as 'common-law marriage'?
20 hrs
  -> you are correct but not quite right. Kindly refer to my added notes.
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