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zaprećenost

English translation: threat (of punishment)

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Serbian term or phrase:zaprećenost
English translation:threat (of punishment)
Entered by: M. Vučković

11:16 Apr 4, 2010
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Serbian term or phrase: zaprećenost
Iz presude (krivični predmet): "... pa sve te okolnosti i zaprećenost kazne za delo koje im se stavlja na teret predstavljaju okolnosti koje ukazuju na opasnost od bekstva..."
Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 03:17
threat (of punishment)
Explanation:
isto značenje kao i pretnja kaznom:

It is not honesty but the threat of punishment that deters many from crime.
The Oxford Thesaurus

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-04 13:03:55 GMT)
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Asker: Da li se misli na preventivno delovanje kazne?
Ovo je opšti ozraz, mislim da odgovara smislu date rečenice, a svakako u sebi nosi ideju sprečavanja izvršenja krivičnog dela, dakle prevenciju samog dela a ne delovanje kazne.
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M. Vučković
Serbia
Local time: 03:17
Grading comment
Hvala.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3provided for by law
John Farebrother
4 +3threat (of punishment)
M. Vučković


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
provided for by law


Explanation:
the sentence provided for by law for the offence he is accused of/charged with

John Farebrother
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X): John, da li mislite na 'zaprećenost kazne' kao na kaznu predvidjenom( regulisanom) zakonom, odnosno zakonom dopustenom kaznom...??...Hvala na odgovoru. Ja se slazem ovdje, samo mislim da je 'for' suvisno ovdje, no?? ....provided by (the) law...
1 day 46 mins
  -> da; vidi se iz konteksta da se radi o tome, a ne o nekoj općenitoj raspravi o zločinu i kazni. Наш правни језик садржи пуно тога старинског, па тако и 'provide for'. А 'law', опћенито без артикла.
agree  Marina Pjevalica
2 days 3 hrs
  -> hvala
agree  Natasa Djurovic
6 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
threat (of punishment)


Explanation:
isto značenje kao i pretnja kaznom:

It is not honesty but the threat of punishment that deters many from crime.
The Oxford Thesaurus

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-04 13:03:55 GMT)
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Asker: Da li se misli na preventivno delovanje kazne?
Ovo je opšti ozraz, mislim da odgovara smislu date rečenice, a svakako u sebi nosi ideju sprečavanja izvršenja krivičnog dela, dakle prevenciju samog dela a ne delovanje kazne.

Example sentence(s):
  • Many laws are enforced by threat of criminal punishment, and their particulars may vary widely from place to place.
  • a threat of punishment as associated with committing crimes will have some motivation to avoid committing crimes. The argument that punishment deters generally relies on a perceived threat of punishment;

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_law
    Reference: http://www.yellowpigs.net/philosophy/punishment
M. Vučković
Serbia
Local time: 03:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Serbian
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Hvala.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Da li se misli na preventivno delovanje kazne?


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agree  Anira
2 hrs
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agree  Bogdan Petrovic
16 hrs
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agree  Tidza
19 hrs
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