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razón de autenticación

English translation: legal validity

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Spanish term or phrase:razón
English translation:legal validity
Entered by: Jennifer Levey

16:00 Feb 8, 2024
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / authentication
Spanish term or phrase: razón de autenticación
Hi, I am translating an authentication of a police clearance certificate issued in Costa Rica, and I have an idea of how to translate a term, but I am not sure if there is already an english equivalent for such term. Below an excerpt of the source text:


Advertencias de nulidad y validez: Si este folio es desprendido de los folios adjuntos, o los sellos de esta Dirección que serven de liga o unión con dicho folio se encentran "rotos" o alterados, la **razón de autenticación** queda automáticamente anulada. El presente trámite de legalización de firma no implica convalidación, ni prejuzga la legalidad, validez, eficacia, autenticidad o legitimidad del documento adjunto ni de su contenido....

razón de autenticación > purpose of authentication?

Is there a more appropriate translation for such term?

In advance, thanks a lot!
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 12:12
legal validity
Explanation:
The razón is the (intangible) legal validity of the (tangible) document (the certificate).

In English, the entire phrase would normally be rendered differently, without making the intangible/tangible distinction of the Spanish. For example:

the authentication shall be automatically considered as null and void.
or
this certificate shall be automatically be deemed void.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-02-08 19:38:09 GMT)
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https://dle.rae.es/razón

razón
...
7. f. Justicia, rectitud en las operaciones, o derecho para ejecutarlas.


In Chile the Contraloría General de la República (Comptroller General of the Republic) is required to check the legality and constitutionality of many administrative procedures in a process called la toma de razón before they come into effect.
https://dpej.rae.es/lema/toma-de-razón
toma de razón
...
3. Const.; Chile - Control jurídico previo, general y obligatorio, de la legalidad y constitucionalidad de los decretos, decretos con fuerza de ley y resoluciones, que realiza la Contraloría General de la República.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 14:12
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razón
legal validity


Explanation:
The razón is the (intangible) legal validity of the (tangible) document (the certificate).

In English, the entire phrase would normally be rendered differently, without making the intangible/tangible distinction of the Spanish. For example:

the authentication shall be automatically considered as null and void.
or
this certificate shall be automatically be deemed void.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs (2024-02-08 19:38:09 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

https://dle.rae.es/razón

razón
...
7. f. Justicia, rectitud en las operaciones, o derecho para ejecutarlas.


In Chile the Contraloría General de la República (Comptroller General of the Republic) is required to check the legality and constitutionality of many administrative procedures in a process called la toma de razón before they come into effect.
https://dpej.rae.es/lema/toma-de-razón
toma de razón
...
3. Const.; Chile - Control jurídico previo, general y obligatorio, de la legalidad y constitucionalidad de los decretos, decretos con fuerza de ley y resoluciones, que realiza la Contraloría General de la República.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 14:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 545
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Asker: Thank you Jennifer L.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
42 mins
agree  Andrew Bramhall
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans: The problem of translating in the "wrong" direction
2 hrs
agree  Edward Tully
3 hrs
agree  neilmac
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