Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

laga kraftvunnen dom

English translation:

legally binding judgment

Added to glossary by Paul Lambert
Mar 3, 2008 09:19
16 yrs ago
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Swedish term

laga kraftvunnen dom

Swedish to English Law/Patents Law (general) criminal law
Sentence given:

"Ett godkänt strafföreläggande gäller som laga kraftvunnen dom och kan enligt rättegångsbalken endast undanröjas om godkännandet inte kan anses som en giltig viljeförklaring."

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legally binding judgment

Nothing wrong with Larry's excellent suggestions, but an official Swedish legal glossary gives this version.
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agree Helen Johnson
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legally enforceable judgment, judgment for which the period to appeal has expired

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(civ.) decree absolute; (crim.) peremptory judgment

In the UK, decree abs. is now called a final order.

Peremptory: a word used most impressively by the US/Can. courts, but under-used by translators.




Example sentence:

STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR PEREMPTORY JUDGMENT Under Rule 1098 of the ... On December 9, 1996, the Plaintiffs submitted a Motion for Peremptory Judgment. ...

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