delimitación de responsabilidades

English translation: definition / attribution of responsibilities

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Spanish term or phrase:delimitación de responsabilidades
English translation:definition / attribution of responsibilities
Entered by: peterinmadrid

10:54 May 19, 2006
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Law/Patents - Law (general) / Urban Leasing Law, Spain
Spanish term or phrase: delimitación de responsabilidades
El contrato establece sus propios criterios de delimitación de responsabilidades entre las partes en cuanto a la conservación del edificio.
peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 00:18
defining (specifying) of responsibilities (liabilities)
Explanation:
Mike:)

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-05-19 10:59:48 GMT)
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Note the second entry from the Oxford Dictionary

delimitación f
a (de un terreno, espacio) demarcation
b (de atribuciones, responsabilidades) defining, specifying

Also, in West's Legal Dictionary, "responsabiidad" can be either "resopnsibility" or "liability"

Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 18:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1defining (specifying) of responsibilities (liabilities)
Michael Powers (PhD)
4liability limitation
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4breakdown of (mutual)resposibilities
muitoprazer (X)
4assignment of responsibilities
Colin Howe
3responsibility delimitation
Martha Creel


  

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liability limitation


Explanation:
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
defining (specifying) of responsibilities (liabilities)


Explanation:
Mike:)

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-05-19 10:59:48 GMT)
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Note the second entry from the Oxford Dictionary

delimitación f
a (de un terreno, espacio) demarcation
b (de atribuciones, responsabilidades) defining, specifying

Also, in West's Legal Dictionary, "responsabiidad" can be either "resopnsibility" or "liability"

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 18:18
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agree  MikeGarcia
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responsibility delimitation


Explanation:
Ambas palabras se utilizan en inglés, por lo que sé, de manera que creo que una traducción bastante literal cabe.

Martha Creel
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breakdown of (mutual)resposibilities


Explanation:
or liabilities as well if legal/financial obligation.

muitoprazer (X)
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assignment of responsibilities


Explanation:
Since in the context it talks about responsibilities 'entre las partes', using 'assignment' gives you that idea . . .
'assignment of responsibilities to each party'

Colin Howe
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