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dat zij 'geen strafblad' hebben

19:00 Nov 22, 2012
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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Dutch term or phrase: dat zij 'geen strafblad' hebben
I need help from my English colleagues not as a translator but as a member of a pan-european NGO registered in Amsterdam. The Memorandum of Association has been drafted in Dutch and translated into English.
The original sentence is: 'een verklaring omtrent het gedrag, waarin staat dat zij geen strafblad hebben en aan hun belastingverplichtingen in het _ land van oorsprong hebben voldaan'. The English translation is: a declaration of good behaviour, stating that they have no 'pending criminal record' and fulfilled their tax obligations in their country of origin. A Board member is questioning the meaning of 'pending criminal record'. In my opinion, 'stating that they have no 'criminal records' would have been correct. Can you please tell me what the original source text really reads? In other words, can you back translate it for me, please?
Thank you.
Claudia Di Loreto
Local time: 04:42


Summary of answers provided
4 +5that they have no criminal record
Marijke Singer
4 +5'no criminal record'
Wiard Sterk


Discussion entries: 3





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
that they have no criminal record


Explanation:
The word pending is not needed.

Good luck!

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 04:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Textpertise
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Textpertise!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina!
agree  David Walker (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, David!
agree  Kitty Brussaard
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kitty!
agree  writeaway: needed or not-it's simply wrong. it's not in the Dutch. /yes, there's that aspect too, for sure.
6 hrs
  -> No, it is not in the Dutch (and I don't think you can ever have a pending criminal record, either you have one or you don't).
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
dat zij \\\'geen strafblad\\\' hebben
'no criminal record'


Explanation:
The word 'pending' is superfluous, you are right. I would translate this as: "as statement of good behaviour, indicating that they have no criminal record and have fulfilled their tax obligations..., etc.".

Wiard Sterk
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Textpertise
35 mins
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
agree  David Walker (X)
3 hrs
agree  Kitty Brussaard
3 hrs
agree  writeaway: not superfluous-it's simply wrong. not in the Dutch at all.
6 hrs
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