Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Sentencia de los a la demanda del más exigente
English translation:
court judgment / order at the request of / upon application from the first party to take action
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Sentencia de los a la demanda del más exigente
"Si por cualquier causa dejaran de publicarse los índices de Precios al Consumo por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, o por otro organismo que pudiera haber asumido sus funciones, aquellos serán sustituidos por los índices que los reemplace; o en su defecto, por otras o datos oficiales que recojan las del coste de la vida; o en otro caso, por Sentencia de los a la demanda del más diligente."
En la última parte parece como si faltara alguna palabra después de "los". Me gustaría saber si alguien se ha encontrado con este tipo de frase, pero completa, para saber cómo interpretarlo.
Gracias de antemano.
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Proposed translations
court judgment / order at the request of / upon application from the first party to take action
http://swf.edocr.com/f92d8fcae4228fdba654e167371cb1b2d04f1b2...
So it means a judgment of the courts or a court order.
The expression "a la demanda del más exigente" is a standard formula which goes back to the French Napoleonic code, and is often translated "at the request of the most diligent party". There are many examples of this expression in English:
https://www.google.es/search?num=100&hl=es&q="at the request...
This literal translation, "most diligent party", has become so well established that you could argue it should be maintained on the grounds of custom alone. However, I agree with those who argue that it is incorrect, and that the expression "the first party to take action" or "the first party to act" should be used, since this is what it means.
There are several previous KudoZ questions on this. Here "the most diligent party" was accepted (though those agreeing were generally not native English-speaking specialists):
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/106...
But here the other case is convincingly argued:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/law:_contracts/841004-the_...
http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=522481
It would be more logical, anyway, to say "the more diligent party", since there are normally two parties, but virtually no one ever does. This calque, "most diligent", should be rejected as a crude mistranslation, despite being commonly used.
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