Abkürzung Sct.
German translation: Nicht zu übersetzen (scilicet from scire licet)
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| abkürzung sct. Section Explanation: It could be section, a subdivision of a county, which would probably be indicated by a number. Alternatively, it could just refer to the section of the department for xxx County. In any case, it would be an unusual way to abbreviate section, thus low CL |
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peer agreement (net): +1| abkürzung sct. Sct. - scilicet (from scire licet) Explanation: Also SS, St. - to wit Example: The United States of America Territory of Arkansas } Sct County of Pulaski Arkansas Territory Pulaski County ss In the Circuit Court for said County of Pulaski January Term Eighteen hundred and thirty two http://arcourts.ualr.edu/case-151/151.2.htm And from the glossary for this site: Sct., SS., St. From “scire licet,” Latin for as one may know. Synonymous with “to wit.” Appears at the heading of court documents. http://arcourts.ualr.edu/glossary.htm Here are some examples with "to wit": State of Maryland ____________ County, to wit: https://www.agentxtra.net/extranet/SingleSource/content/Stat... STATE OF TENNESSEE COUNTY OF DAVIDSON, to-wit: http://secfilings.nyse.com/filing.php?ipage=4921342&DSEQ=16&... Another explanation: Over the past several months, I have received inquiries from a couple of your offices regarding the meaning of the initials "sct" appearing at the top of the formerly-used form of marriage application/license/certificate of marriage. A copy of the old form is enclosed. Apparently, persons in interest needing a foreign language translation of their marriage certificate have inquired about the meaning of the abbreviation. I have determined that "sct" stands for "scilicet," although it is an improper abbreviation. Knowing that some official documents, such as wills, use to commence with the formal greeting: "Know All Ye Men By These Presents" and recollecting from my high school Latin studies that "scire" means "to know,"I did a bit of checking in Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed., under "scire" and variations thereof and found the following: scilicet (sil-a-set or -sit). [fk. Latin scire licet "that you may know"] That is to say; namely; . . . . Abbr. sc.; scil. ; (erroneously) ss. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed., p. 1347. Now it is more common to see "to wit," which also means "That is to say; namely." See Black's Law Dictionary, 7th ed., p. 1498. http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2011-09-01 18:14:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- At all events, whether the interpretation is 1. 'scilicet' or 2. 'some meaningless letters that have been copied mindlessly over the years', the ss. can be omitted in a translation into German. http://transblawg.eu/index.php?/archives/2147-scilicet-ss..h... |
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