casuísmo

English translation: case law

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Portuguese term or phrase:casuísmo
English translation:case law
Entered by: Susy Rodrigues

20:22 Apr 18, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: casuísmo
O casuísmo é muitas vezes utilizado para adequar ou contornar os preceitos legais diante da indústria da publicidade e seus parceiros.
Gwynneth Kably
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case law
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Susy Rodrigues
Local time: 23:44
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4 +1casuistry
Ernesto Veras
4 +1case law
Susy Rodrigues


  

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casuísmo
casuistry


Explanation:
Veja as definições do TOTFinder para "casuísmo".
"n. (Col., Pol., Gov., Bus.) a. casuistry [the application of general ethical principles to particular cases of conscience or conduct]; b. oversubtle, fallacious or dishonest reasoning; c. sophistry, speciousness, pettifoggery, Jesuitism, quibbling, nitpicking, hair-splitting, guile, subtlety [see also SUBTERFÚGIO] "

Ernesto Veras
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): yes
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
casuísmo
case law


Explanation:
see ex.


    Reference: http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:cF9q3o136jQJ:www.ub.es/...
Susy Rodrigues
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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agree  Henrique Magalhaes
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