Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Privation d'effets
English translation:
invalidation/loss of legal effect
Added to glossary by
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Dec 13, 2020 09:49
3 yrs ago
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French term
Privation d'effets
French to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Assemblée générale extraordinaire
'Privation d'effets de la 15ième résolution de l'assemblée générale'
This is on a document called 'Assemblee générale extraordinaire'
How would you translate 'Privation d'effets' in English?
Thank you ^^
This is on a document called 'Assemblee générale extraordinaire'
How would you translate 'Privation d'effets' in English?
Thank you ^^
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | invalidation/loss of legal effect |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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| 3 | nul and void |
SafeTex
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| 3 | withdrawal |
Suzie Withers
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Change log
Dec 13, 2020 11:32: writeaway changed "Field" from "Law/Patents" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Assemblée générale extraordinaire"
Dec 15, 2020 05:31: Sandra & Kenneth Grossman Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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invalidation/loss of legal effect
priver d'effet: render ineffective/ deny legal effect/ invalidate
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Invalidation. I think "loss of legal effect of" is a bit of a mouthful.
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Thanks, Phil!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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nul and void
But I agree Writeaway that without any more context, we're a bit in the dark. And clearly, to use "nul and void", the phrase would have to be reworked.
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Suzie Withers
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withdrawal
This term seems to be commonly used in the context of resolutions at AGMs
Discussion
-be withdrawn
-be invalid for lack of proper form or procedure
-be "moot" because some other resolution has disposed of the matter
-lapse because there was insufficient voting quorum or insufficient number or proportion of votes cast
And there are other possible reasons.
Unless Asker provides the context (which will be found somewhere above or below the sentence) the answers suggested so far may not accurately reflect the meaning.
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