Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
está prescrito
English translation:
and falls under the statute of limitations (statute-barred/time-barred)
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Taña Dalglish
Feb 1, 2012 14:18
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Spanish term
esta prescrito
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
The phrase is used to describe the legal process regarding a poet's case in a newspaper story by the poets son. The translation is for a general US reader.
"Existió el crimen "doloroso" y "condenable", decía el Juez, pero no es de "lesa humanidad" y está prescrito. "
"Existió el crimen "doloroso" y "condenable", decía el Juez, pero no es de "lesa humanidad" y está prescrito. "
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Change log
Feb 1, 2012 14:27: Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Feb 1, 2012 15:20: Carol Gullidge changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Law/Patents" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Law (general)"
Feb 15, 2012 12:17: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Specializes in field
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
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y está prescito = and falls under the statute of limitations
A previous glossary entry which may help you:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/203...
Spanish term or phrase: no está prescrito
English translation: do not fall under the statute of limitations
el delito ha prescrito - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/.../el delito ha prescrito.html - Translate this page
Under the Drug Offences (Forfeiture of Proceeds) Act 1994, the D.P.P. is authorized to ... No one may be prosecuted after the expiry of the statute of limitations, or for ... Yo no puedo radicar un caso de un delito que está prescrito porque me lo ...
la acción ha prescrito - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/.../la acción ha prescrito.html - Translate this page
Muchos ejemplos de oraciones traducidas contienen "la acción ha prescrito" ... if criminal proceedings are barred by the statutes of limitation except where a ... si el acto u omisión que constituye el delito también está tipificado como delito en la ... not barred by lapse of time under the law of a State of which he is a national.
Delito prescrito - WordReference Forums
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1118488
9 posts - 7 authors - 28 Apr 2010
Re: Delito prescrito. He/she was released because the time prescribed in the statute of limitations had elapsed. He/she was relased when the ...
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y está prescRito ...
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As Deborah suggested, here is another glossary entry which should help:
Under ProZ entry which may be helpful (thanks to Deborah Lockett):
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/sports_fitness_...
Spanish term or phrase: prescripción / prescribir
English translation: time-barring / to be time-barred
en el término "time-barring", "barring" viene de la palabra "bar" en el sentido de una barrera; es decir que el tiempo transcurrido actúa como una barrera para la tramitación de posibles reivindicaciones que surjan.
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Thank you Nina.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/203...
Spanish term or phrase: no está prescrito
English translation: do not fall under the statute of limitations
el delito ha prescrito - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/.../el delito ha prescrito.html - Translate this page
Under the Drug Offences (Forfeiture of Proceeds) Act 1994, the D.P.P. is authorized to ... No one may be prosecuted after the expiry of the statute of limitations, or for ... Yo no puedo radicar un caso de un delito que está prescrito porque me lo ...
la acción ha prescrito - Traducción al inglés – Linguee
www.linguee.es/.../la acción ha prescrito.html - Translate this page
Muchos ejemplos de oraciones traducidas contienen "la acción ha prescrito" ... if criminal proceedings are barred by the statutes of limitation except where a ... si el acto u omisión que constituye el delito también está tipificado como delito en la ... not barred by lapse of time under the law of a State of which he is a national.
Delito prescrito - WordReference Forums
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1118488
9 posts - 7 authors - 28 Apr 2010
Re: Delito prescrito. He/she was released because the time prescribed in the statute of limitations had elapsed. He/she was relased when the ...
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Note added at 21 mins (2012-02-01 14:40:14 GMT)
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y está prescRito ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-02-01 16:43:18 GMT)
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As Deborah suggested, here is another glossary entry which should help:
Under ProZ entry which may be helpful (thanks to Deborah Lockett):
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/sports_fitness_...
Spanish term or phrase: prescripción / prescribir
English translation: time-barring / to be time-barred
en el término "time-barring", "barring" viene de la palabra "bar" en el sentido de una barrera; es decir que el tiempo transcurrido actúa como una barrera para la tramitación de posibles reivindicaciones que surjan.
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Thank you Nina.
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: yes, in the UK we would say something similar, "it is statute-barred"
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Thank you so much, Debs. Good solution! Un abrazo.
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Steven Huddleston
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Thank you Steven. Saludos.
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Carol Gullidge
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Thank you Carol. Much appreciated.
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Gary Smith Lawson
: This is the correct answer in common law. Not sure if that is the case here. Hispanic law. // It's the Wiki, but the explanation is ok: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period_of_prescription#Prescrip... Hope it makes sense to you now. Criminal law.
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I don't understand your reply! Are you trying to tell me that "period of prescription" (yr answer) is valid! Personally, "prescription" makes little sense to me! //That may well be, but why not a simpler rendering, i.e. statute-barred? Thank you.
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AllegroTrans
: statute-barred
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Thank you very much. Yes, agree that "statute-barred" is a good option too - just couldn't find the right words at the time. LOL!
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SLG
: Also agree with statute-barred
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Muchas gracias SLG. Un abrazo.
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Adrian MM. (X)
: also: time-barred.
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Thank you Tom. Saludos.
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Jesús Negro
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, French to Spanish
Ha prescrito
In Laws terminology when a crime is not punishable anymore because the course of the time.
I hope it helps you.
I hope it helps you.
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Gary Smith Lawson
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
Human translation for humans.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish
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Spanish term (edited):
está prescrito
period of prescription has expired
The statute of limitations (common law) / period of prescription (civil or criminal law) is a period by which a case must be resolved.
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This exists so that people whose guilt cannot be proven don't have to spend a long time in jail (though in Spain and Italy it seems to be used by corrupt characters to stall proceedings to avoid judgement...). "No es de lesa humanidad" means it isn't serious crime (for which the concept of prescription does not apply).
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http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&qu...
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Hmm, it seems statute-barred does indeed exist for criminal law in the UK, Australia and the US, which is the context here.
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This exists so that people whose guilt cannot be proven don't have to spend a long time in jail (though in Spain and Italy it seems to be used by corrupt characters to stall proceedings to avoid judgement...). "No es de lesa humanidad" means it isn't serious crime (for which the concept of prescription does not apply).
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http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&qu...
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Hmm, it seems statute-barred does indeed exist for criminal law in the UK, Australia and the US, which is the context here.
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Toby Wakely
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Natural sounding Translations
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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18
..and is no longer valid
another possibility
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