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rov.

English translation: Ratio decidendi

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Dutch term or phrase:rov.
English translation:Ratio decidendi
Entered by: jarry (X)

23:37 Feb 14, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Dutch term or phrase: rov.
4.1 Onderdeel I.2 klaagt dat het hof in rov. 4.5 - 4.8 van zijn arrest is uitgegaan van een onjuiste en onbegrijpelijke uitleg van het door Buma/Stemra gevorderde

Appears several times in similar sentence in the legal context, it's a text about a lawsuit for copyright violation.
Ari Akkermans
Israel
Local time: 13:48
Ratio decidendi
Explanation:
would be a common way of rendering "rechtsoverweging" in an English legal text.
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jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 12:48
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4 +3Ratio decidendi
jarry (X)
4 +1rechtsoverweging
Marcel van de Vorle


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rechtsoverweging


Explanation:
rechtsoverweging = juridisch argument dat ten grondslag ligt aan een uitspraak, in tegenstelling tot feitelijke overweging, die betrekking heeft op de relevante feiten (Fockema Andreae's Juridisch Woordenboek, blz. 379)

English: legal ground or grounds of a decision

Marcel van de Vorle
Local time: 05:48
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Ratio decidendi


Explanation:
would be a common way of rendering "rechtsoverweging" in an English legal text.

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 12:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 334

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agree  winterjasmij (X)
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agree  AllisonK (X)
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agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
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