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diligencia

English translation: proceeding

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Portuguese term or phrase:diligencia
English translation:proceeding
Entered by: rhandler

19:24 Apr 26, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: diligencia
Police document called a 'Participacao' from Portugal. The first section is called the 'Diligencia' and contains the date, time and place as well as the 'autuante' who is normally the policeman who files the report. No more translations to come from this document!
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Local time: 15:54
proceeding
Explanation:
Diligência = measures / steps that are taken for a certain purpose. Diligência judicial = Judicial proceeding
Diligência policial = Police proceeding (may involve investigations, collection of evidences, etc. or just the arrest of people)
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rhandler
Local time: 11:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2proceeding
rhandler
5search
Clauwolf
5incident
Amilcar
4search; action
Michael Powers (PhD)
4Investigação
Ana Thompson
3police intervention
Marcia Oliveira


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
search


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-26 19:28:08 GMT)
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Maria Chaves de Mello - Dicionário Jurídico

Clauwolf
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
police intervention


Explanation:
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Marcia Oliveira
Brazil
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
proceeding


Explanation:
Diligência = measures / steps that are taken for a certain purpose. Diligência judicial = Judicial proceeding
Diligência policial = Police proceeding (may involve investigations, collection of evidences, etc. or just the arrest of people)

rhandler
Local time: 11:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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agree  Ivana de Sousa Santos
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Ivana. "Proceeding" é o termo genérico, e cobre todo tipo de diligência: search, arrest, capture, etc.
agree  Claudia Costa
20 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claudia
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
search; action


Explanation:
"search" is a good answer; however, another possible answer in this legal text according to another legal dictionary, in this case, Noronha's Legal Dictionary, is "action". The action that was taken was not necessary a search, and we don't know given the context.

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 10:54
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Investigação


Explanation:
or even, Police investigation


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Note added at 5 hrs 1 min (2005-04-27 00:25:46 GMT)
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Oops! I meant INVESTIGATION

Ana Thompson
United States
Local time: 10:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
incident


Explanation:
(And Participação can be translated as Incident Report).

Diligência means literally "endeavour", but in this case the reference is to the act of police "intervention", something like "incident requiring police attention". I think "incident" will do just fine.

Amilcar
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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