Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الاكتفاء بالمدة
English translation:
deem time served as sufficient
Added to glossary by
Leen Mohammad
Mar 10, 2020 11:03
4 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Saudi Arabia
الاكتفاء بالمدة
Arabic to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
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تم الامر بالاكتفاء بالمدة التي امضاها فلان كسجين واطلاق سراحه
Proposed translations
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deem time served as sufficient
Ordered the time served to be sufficient and thus his release
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mona elshazly
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Italian- Arabic- English Translator
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Italian to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to Italian, and 3 more.
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256
settle for the term of imprisonment he passed
settle for the term of imprisonment he passed
Reference:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/settle+for
http://context.reverso.net/translation/arabic-english/%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87+%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%86
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Ordered released for time served
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Brittany Jones
: I think this is an excellent translation.
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Thanks, Brittany. The first time I heard the expression was in the movie "The Devil's Advocate," when Kevin Lomax explained his freedom from his mother's religious influence, saying, "I'm on parole: early release for time served."
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Ramadan Ibrahim
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Arab Emirates
Professional Accurate EnAr Translator
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Saudi , UAE, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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stratification of time served and parole release is granted
Parole is the early release of a prisoner who agrees to abide by certain conditions,
Example sentence:
The court fined him 2,000 shekels ($520) and lifted his house arrest after crediting time served to his 100-day sentence.
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