Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

reincidencia

English translation:

recidivism

Added to glossary by swisstell
Sep 15, 2008 19:58
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

reincidencia

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
from a Good Conduct Certificate from Argentina
"Registro Nacional de Reincidencia".
Cannot seem to find any appropriate translation for reincidencia. Can you help?

Discussion

Patricia Rosas Sep 15, 2008:
Thank you!
José J. Martínez Sep 15, 2008:
Reicidencia, could it have something to do with repeat offenders?

Proposed translations

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4 mins
Selected

recidivism

i.e., repeat offenders

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-09-15 20:04:50 GMT)
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per Alcaraz and Hughes
Peer comment(s):

agree baligh : agreed, also relapse pero creo que significaría recáida más que reincidencia.
5 mins
In a criminology context, I agree with you that relapse doesn't quite work. Thanks!
agree RichardDeegan
7 mins
thank you!
agree Henry Hinds : This is the term for what incorrigibles do.
18 mins
do remember the line with "recidivist, a repeat offender" in it from the Coen bros. movie, "Raising Arizona"?
agree Daniel Coria : Yep! "National Recidivism Registry" http://www.neurotechnology.com/cgi-bin/customers.cgi?oid=1&a...
59 mins
thank you, Daniel!
agree Jessica Noyes
59 mins
thanks!
agree Lydia De Jorge
1 hr
thank you, Lydia!
agree Michele Fauble
1 hr
thank you, Michele (and thanks for your help on the question I posted this p.m.)
agree jude dabo : very correct!
1 hr
thank you!
agree Egmont
2 hrs
thank you!
agree Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
3 hrs
thank you!
agree Enrique Huber (X) : McGraw-Hill's Legal dictionary agrees.
3 hrs
thanks--that's good to get another solid reference!
agree MikeGarcia : Patricia, from an argentine lawyer: it's EXACTLY the term, and so is the explanation....your doggie is, every day, a better translator!!! Saludos, Miguel.-
12 hrs
Arf! Arf! Thank you, Miguel!
agree Nikolaj Widenmann
1 day 20 hrs
thanks!
agree Maria Kisic
2 days 6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "24 h have not yet passed but this is pretty convincing. Thanks a lot."
+1
10 mins

re-offending

Sometimes seen as "reoffending".

"recidivism" too, as proposed by Patricia Rosas.
Peer comment(s):

agree Adrian MM. (X) : In this answer, National Re-Offenders' Register is probably the best fit: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_patents/211...
50 mins
Many thanks.
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10 mins

Recurrence / Infringement

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