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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

practicar embargo a favor de

English translation:

an attachment ( ) was secured

Added to glossary by Henry Hinds
Jul 9, 2007 13:12
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

(practicar embargo) a favor de

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Source text from Spain > UK English

(en el procedimiento XXX) se practicó embargo a favor del Ayuntamiento sobre la finca de su propiedad...

"Su" here refers to the person to whom the notice is addressed.

I have: se practicó embargo > the property (...) was attached, but I'm not quite sure what to do with the "a favor de" in this context.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 an attachment ( ) was secured
4 +1 (the property was attached) in the name of (in the account of)
4 said property was seized by....
4 -1 levy execution in favour of
Change log

Jul 10, 2007 14:10: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+3
6 mins
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an attachment ( ) was secured

se practicó embargo a favor del Ayuntamiento sobre la finca de su propiedad = an attachment on his property was secured by the City (Government)
Peer comment(s):
agree MikeGarcia : Lo simple (como lo breve), si dos veces simple, es mejor.....
45 mins
Gracias, Miguel.
agree Margarita Palatnik (X) : como le están comunicando a la "víctima" podría ser "an attachment on your property has been secured on behalf of the Municipality or XX Government...
1 hr
Gracias, Margarita.
agree AllegroTrans : if translating for UK English we would say "a charge on property": this is imposed by registration at the Land Registry following either a Court Judgment or a statutory right of certain authorities to whom the subject owes money
5 hrs
Gracias, Allegro, but would that mean lien or attachment? Not the same thing. Yes, charge = lien, not attachment.
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4 mins

(the property was attached) in the name of (in the account of)

Mike :)

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-07-09 13:18:50 GMT)
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Daily News , (Kingston ), July 5, 1864The property was attached in the name of the Federal Government, and the enterprising owners (previous to the seizure) will undergo examination before the ...
www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/Scripts/News/Article.asp?ID=20984 - 7k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages - Note this





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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-09 13:20:47 GMT)
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attached TO the account of -

FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State ...... of court approving the account referred to in finding 2, stating that it was attached to the account of claimant now on file in the court of claims. ...
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=212&invol=275 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Peer comment(s):
agree Rocio Barrientos
2 hrs
Thank you, Rocio - Mike :)
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13 mins

said property was seized by....

embargo- seizure of property

embargo- m. Retención de bienes por mandamiento administrativo o judicial, en espera de juicio.
Prohibición del comercio y transporte de determinadas mercancías, especialmente de armas, decretada por un Gobierno:
embargo económico.

http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/embargo


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1 hr

levy execution in favour of

Attachment is gen. of earnings and not ear-rings in the UK.

There is no reason why execution or distress (for rent only) cannot be levied - by the Court bailiffs or sheriffs - over the land in the Town Hall's favo(u)r.




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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-07-09 15:42:03 GMT)
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Execution over the land was levied - or execution was levied over - the land in favour of...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-07-09 22:16:07 GMT)
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A charging order is usually made in relation to the defendant's house or any land they might own. It can be useful where the defendant owns some substantial ...
www.justclaim.co.uk/index.php?page=cp8_5
Example sentence:

... mortgage, attachment, levy, seizure, distress or execution *in favour* or at the instance of any person other than e-dbendaagzid or a First Nation. ...

Reference:

http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/agr/anagcv4_e.html

Note from asker:
Thanks for your answer, Tom. Would you word it as follows: "Execution on the property was levied in favour of..."
Peer comment(s):
disagree AllegroTrans : An embargo is akin to a charging order over property: see http://www.tuspain.com/living/legal1.htm
4 hrs
Not so. You are referring to a charging order - like an Eng. & Wales Law Soc. *statutory charge* for legal aid - made in the Town Hall's favour: but it's still in favour of. //Embargo implies a trade ban. The use of it, as in the website, is misleading.
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