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afkortning

English translation: abatement; reduction

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Danish term or phrase:afkortning
English translation:abatement; reduction
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

11:29 Apr 17, 2010
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Taxation & Customs
Danish term or phrase: afkortning
Derimod er det langt mindre naturligt, at virksomheden også skal fremskaffe oplysninger om konkurrenceforhold m.v. til brug for vurdering af, om der kan eller skal ske afkortning af kravet grundet overvæltning.

I know this means 'shortening' or 'curtailing', but what is the correct translation in this context.
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 10:58
abatement; reduction
Explanation:
Abatement works better with fordring translated as a debt or claim- see the US web ref. - rather than as a receivable.

On the British Isles, abatement is more usual with house rent and willed legacies.


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abatement; reduction


Explanation:
Abatement works better with fordring translated as a debt or claim- see the US web ref. - rather than as a receivable.

On the British Isles, abatement is more usual with house rent and willed legacies.




Example sentence(s):
  • Memorandum of Decision Re: Abatement of Tax Debt www.canb.uscourts.gov/node/649
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