Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
AM (Ato da Mesa)
English translation:
house of representatives act
Added to glossary by
Jack Martin
Sep 15, 2021 14:55
3 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
AM
Portuguese to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Divorce Deed
This is in the title of a Brazilian divorce deed.
= LIVRO NO. xx.xxx - PAG. NO. XXX - AM - PRIMEIRO TRASLADO =
I am unsure what the AM stands for here... I thought maybe it was "Ato da Mesa" - and was thinking maybe Normative Act would work? [Normative act = any decision that creates legal consequences for more than one individual]
Any ideas?
= LIVRO NO. xx.xxx - PAG. NO. XXX - AM - PRIMEIRO TRASLADO =
I am unsure what the AM stands for here... I thought maybe it was "Ato da Mesa" - and was thinking maybe Normative Act would work? [Normative act = any decision that creates legal consequences for more than one individual]
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | house of representatives act |
Paulinho Fonseca
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Paulinho Fonseca
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house of representatives act
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Reference:
http://sapl.marilia.sp.leg.br/consultas/norma_juridica/norma_juridica_mostrar_proc?cod_norma=39860
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/law-contracts/2290879-ato-da-mesa.html
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Comment: "Thanks Paulinho, I had seen the other proz link, but had dismissed the idea of it being a representatives act until reading up a bit more on the subject - "
Discussion
I found it used here - same exact placement in a Power of Attorney doc.. Page 29
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Sigla do estado brasileiro do Amazonas.
"AM", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2021, https://dicionario.priberam.org/AM [consultado em 15-09-2021].