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olakotne okolnosti

English translation: mitigating circumstances

20:16 Feb 11, 2008
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / criminal law
Croatian term or phrase: olakotne okolnosti
i usput tj. nasuprot...kako bi bile 'otegotne okolnosti'

hvala
Merri Teklic
Croatia
Local time: 23:57
English translation:mitigating circumstances
Explanation:
The opposite would be "aggravating circumstances".

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Note added at 36 mins (2008-02-11 20:53:10 GMT)
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Ne bih mogao tvrditi da je to razlika između US/UK engleski. Evo još nekoliko citata gde se čini da se u američkom engleskom koriste oba izraza u oblasti prava:

http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1267&bold= (mitigating)
http://crime.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=cr... (mitigating)

Što se tiče "extenuating circumstances" ako pogledate na Google (http://www.google.com/search?q="extenuating circumstances"&i... pojavljuje se 1.180.000 puta naspram samo 318.000 puta za "mitigating circumstances". Medjutim, zanimljivo je što u prvih stotinak slučajeva na Google-u, osim Wikipedije, ne koristi se u pravnom kontekstu, već se najčešće tiče akademskog života. Ako neko može dodatno da rasvetli ovo, dobrodošao.
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Mark Daniels
Local time: 23:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13mitigating circumstances
Mark Daniels
5 +8extenuating circumstances
eleonora_r


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
mitigating circumstances


Explanation:
The opposite would be "aggravating circumstances".

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Note added at 36 mins (2008-02-11 20:53:10 GMT)
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Ne bih mogao tvrditi da je to razlika između US/UK engleski. Evo još nekoliko citata gde se čini da se u američkom engleskom koriste oba izraza u oblasti prava:

http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1267&bold= (mitigating)
http://crime.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=cr... (mitigating)

Što se tiče "extenuating circumstances" ako pogledate na Google (http://www.google.com/search?q="extenuating circumstances"&i... pojavljuje se 1.180.000 puta naspram samo 318.000 puta za "mitigating circumstances". Medjutim, zanimljivo je što u prvih stotinak slučajeva na Google-u, osim Wikipedije, ne koristi se u pravnom kontekstu, već se najčešće tiče akademskog života. Ako neko može dodatno da rasvetli ovo, dobrodošao.


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mitigating
Mark Daniels
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
Notes to answerer
Asker: hvala, ali koja je onda razlika izmedju 'mitigating' i 'extenuating'....british vs. american or....?

Asker: Hvala Vam. 2 boda posto su sinonimi :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eleonora_r: Može i tako
2 mins
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agree  Sherefedin MUSTAFA
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agree  glorija
8 mins
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agree  sazo
13 mins
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agree  Kristina Kolic
13 mins
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agree  PoveyTrans (X): 50:50 - my OED - thesaurus cites them as synonyms
30 mins
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agree  Dubravka Hrastovec
1 hr
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agree  Natasa Djurovic
1 hr
  -> thanks - I guess we kind of agreed both phrase were acceptable
agree  ihodak
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agree  Nedzad Selmanovic
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agree  Karen Ordanic
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agree  Kale75 (X)
23 hrs
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agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
extenuating circumstances


Explanation:
Otegotne okolnosti - aggravating circumstances.

Vidi referencu, a tako kaže i Bujas.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-11 21:32:27 GMT)
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Mislim da su ovo sinonimi i da nema razlike.
In law, extenuating circumstances are criminal cases in which, though an offence has been committed without legal justification or excuse, its gravity, from the point of view of punishment or moral opprobrium, is mitigated or reduced by reason of unusual or extreme facts leading up to or attending the commission of the offence.
Mitigating circumstances: Circumstances that may be considered by a court in determining culpability of a defendant or the extent of damages to be awarded to a plaintiff. Mitigating circumstances do not justify or excuse an offense but may reduce the severity of a charge. Similarly, a recognition of mitigating circumstances to reduce a damage award does not imply that the damages were not suffered but that they have been partially ameliorated.

Extenuating circumstances: Facts surrounding the commission of a crime that work to mitigate or lessen it.

Extenuating circumstances render a crime less evil or reprehensible. They do not lower the degree of an offense, although they might reduce the punishment imposed.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extenuating_circumstances
eleonora_r
Local time: 23:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 60
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hvala Vam. 2 boda posto su sinonimi :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Daniels: I agree, the terms seem to be interchangeable, but I couldn't say for sure.
10 mins
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agree  sazo
11 mins
  -> Hvala
agree  Bojan Kicurovski
11 mins
  -> Hvala
agree  PoveyTrans (X): 50:50 - my OED - thesaurus cites them as synonyms
28 mins
  -> Hvala
agree  Natasa Djurovic
1 hr
  -> Hvala
agree  ihodak
2 hrs
  -> Hvala
agree  Nedzad Selmanovic
4 hrs
  -> Hvala
agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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