Sep 7, 2011 10:29
13 yrs ago
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French term

ministère de la justice et des libertés

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) criminal record
Used in certificate for nil convictions

Proposed translations

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18 mins
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Ministère de la Justice et des Libertés

I think you should not translate it in and English document:

Ministry responsible Ministère de la Justice et des Libertés
Prison administration Direction de l'Administration Pénitentiaire

http://www.prisonstudies.org/info/worldbrief/wpb_country.php...

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Note added at 28 mins (2011-09-07 10:57:47 GMT)
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Or you can translate it and put the original in parentheses next to it:

The French Ministry of Justice and Liberty (“Ministère de la Justice et des libertés”) maintains a national repository of all criminal convictions in France.

http://www.thecertifiedtranslation.com/french/police-clearan...

Or preferably, do the opposite (put the English translation in parentheses), as writeaway mentions below

Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : yes, it's the obvious solution, but one can use the French Ministry of Justice in ( ) to provide an English explanation. http://www.justice.gouv.fr/art_pix/french_legal_system.pdf
7 mins
Thank you.
agree Yolanda Broad : Yes, this is the right solution. Adding the parenthetical translation, or vice-versa, would be appropriate, depending on the target reader.
1 hr
Thanks!
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Yes, note also my comment in first answer suggested on the term "civil liberties".
1 day 36 mins
Yes, good comment. Thanks!
agree Jonathan Beagley
2315 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
27 mins

The French Ministry of Justice and Civil Liberties

I have used this in the past
Peer comment(s):

neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Best to avoid use of "civil liberties" which does not correspond to "libertés" as used here in the French. In the UK at least, the term refers to an individual's rights, freedom in that sense not in the sense of freedom from jail. (See term in Wikipedia
1 day 26 mins
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