Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
instituciones penitenciarias
English translation:
Penitentiary Institutions
Spanish term
United States
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instituciones penitenciarias
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
Ministerio de Justicia, Culto
Instituciones Penitenciarias
Dirección General de los
Registros y Notariado
No creo que en este caso "instituciones penitenciarias" tenga nada que ver con el sistema de instituciones penales o "penitenciarias" que fue lo que encontré en Proz.
¿Hay alguien que tenga alguna idea del equivalente al inglés de esta agencia gubernamental? Cualquier sugerencia es bienvenida. Gracias por adelantado.
| 4 +4 | Penitentiary Institutions |
Helena Chavarria
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| 4 | Penitentiary Institutions |
Thomas Walker
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| 3 +1 | penitentiaries / correctional institutions |
Marcelo González
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| 2 | Penitentiary Facilities |
Steven Huddleston
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Non-PRO (1): philgoddard
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Proposed translations
Spain
Striving for excellence
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Penitentiary Institutions
http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=8198&lan...
I'm practically convinced that this is the right translation.
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Note added at 37 mins (2018-04-17 18:55:51 GMT)
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9 - Minister for Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions,
http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=126&lang...
8. Minister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions,
http://embassyofequatorialguinea.co.uk/government/members-of...
The reference above is from the website of the Embassy of the Repubic Equatorial Guinea in the UK.
Minister of State for Justice, Religious Affairs and Penitentiary Institutions
http://tradebridgeconsultants.com/news/reshuffles/appointmen...
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Note added at 40 mins (2018-04-17 18:58:24 GMT)
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I found the term by typing "Republic of Equatorial Guinea" + "ministry of justice". I purposely didn't include anything related to prisons or penitentiary institutions.
| Thanks so much, Helena! |
Penitentiary Institutions
See this English-language website of the Equatorial Guinea government (see #9 under Ministers):
http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=126&lang...
| Thanks, Tom. That's what I was leaning toward using but wanted to check for confirmation. |
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penitentiaries / correctional institutions
Both terms are often used in the US.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-04-17 21:20:11 GMT)
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My pleasure, Francesca. ´Penitentiaries´ alone sounds good to me (as someone who grew up in Jersey). :-)
| Thanks so much for your suggestion, Marcelo. |
| agree |
Bea Hyde-Owens
: yes 'penitentiaries' was my first instinct too :)
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Thanks, Bea, and welcome to the site! :)
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Penitentiary Facilities
¿No será que en ese país las prisiones solían (si es que ya no lo hacen) registrar los nacimientos que ocurrían en la institución? Especulo, claro, pero puede ser la razón del sello penitenciario.
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