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Ministerio Público

16:06 Aug 27, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics / Gobierno de Venezuela
Spanish term or phrase: Ministerio Público
Is talking about the measures taken by this ministry.
Is there a specific term for the Venezuelan Government?
Brennan Holt
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:50


Summary of answers provided
5 -1Public Prosecutions
Richard Vranch
4Attorney General / Public Prosecutor
Marina Ilari
Summary of reference entries provided
We've had this many times before.
philgoddard

  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Public Prosecutions


Explanation:
UK

Richard Vranch
Local time: 02:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Henry Hinds: "Prosecutor" but never "Prosecutions". That does not make it a correct answer.
16 mins
  -> Actually, Ministerio Publico represents the Public Prosecutions as an entity.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Attorney General / Public Prosecutor


Explanation:
The equivalent institution in US is the Attorney General, but if you need a more general meaning applicable to any jurisdiction then you would use Public Prosecutor.

Marina Ilari
United States
Local time: 20:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Reference comments


4 mins peer agreement (net): +4
Reference: We've had this many times before.

Reference information:
It means public prosecutor's office.


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/insurance/23008...
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  AllegroTrans: yes and it isn't a Ministry of course
20 mins
agree  Charles Davis
35 mins
agree  Henry Hinds: In addition to the office or institution, it can also refer to the person, a "Public Prosecutor". It is used in many countries.
1 hr
agree  David Hollywood
10 hrs
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