Translation in United States

Translation Definition

The reproduction In one language of what has been written or spoken in another. In pleading, when a libel or an agreement written in a foreign language must be averred, it is necessary that a translation of it should also be given. In evidence, when a witness is unable to speak the English language so as to convey his ideas, a translation of his testimony must be made. In that case, an interpreter should be sworn to translate to him, on oath, the questions propounded to him, and to translate to the court and jury. The bestowing of a legacy which had been given to one, on another. This is a species of ademption; but it differs from it in this, that there may be an ademption without a translation, but there can be no translation without an ademption. Bac. Abr. “Legacies” (C). The transfer of property; but in this sense it is seldom used. 2 BL Comm. 294. See “Interpreter.” in Ecclesiastical Law, The removal from one place to another; as, the bishop was translated from the diocese of A. to that of B. in the civil law, “translation” signifies the transfer of property. Clef des Lois Rom.

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Translation	Translation in the World Legal Encyclopedia.
Translation	Translation in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
Translation	Translation in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia.
Translation	Translation in the UK Legal Encyclopedia.
Translation	Translation in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Translation	Translation in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Translation	Translation in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Translation	Translation in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Translation	Translation in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
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The reproduction In one language of what has been written or spoken in another. In pleading, when a libel or an agreement written in a foreign language must be averred, it is necessary that a translation of it should also be given. In evidence, when a witness is unable to speak the English language so as to convey his ideas, a translation of his testimony must be made. In that case, an interpreter should be sworn to translate to him, on oath, the questions propounded to him, and to translate to the court and jury. The bestowing of a legacy which had been given to one, on another. This is a species of ademption; but it differs from it in this, that there may be an ademption without a translation, but there can be no translation without an ademption. Bac. Abr. “Legacies” (C). The transfer of property; but in this sense it is seldom used. 2 BL Comm. 294. See “Interpreter.” in Ecclesiastical Law, The removal from one place to another; as, the bishop was translated from the diocese of A. to that of B. in the civil law, “translation” signifies the transfer of property. Clef des Lois Rom.

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Cumulative Translation Adjustments in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Cumulative Translation Adjustments in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Account created to balance any difference between a subsidiary’s assets and its liabilities and stockholder’s equity when the current rate method is used to value its balance sheet.

Translation in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Translation in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Process of transforming the accounting statements of a foreign subsidiary into the home country’s currency using the home country’s accounting procedures.

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