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Legalizacion

English translation: validation

01:08 Nov 17, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Spanish term or phrase: Legalizacion
la autenticidad de esta legalizacion y su firma electronica pueden ser verificada en

here it is used in the sense of the second definition from the RAE

1. f. Acción y efecto de legalizar.

2. f. Certificado o nota, con firma y sello, que acredita la autenticidad de un documento o de una firma.

so, legalizing document perhaps?
bilbao1999
Andorra
Local time: 14:02
English translation:validation
Explanation:
To me, legalisation only covers sense 1 in the RAE. As far as documents are concerned, "validation" is the usual term used.

From the Oxford English:

validate
■ verb check or prove the validity of. ▶confirm the truth or value of. ▶make or declare legally valid.
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Simon Bruni
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Local time: 13:02
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4 +2validation
Simon Bruni
4 +2legalisation
Yvonne Gallagher
5legalizing doc...
Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry


  

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legalizing doc...


Explanation:
You are correct, you have the RAE, now look at the Merriam


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legalizing
Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
Spain
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validation


Explanation:
To me, legalisation only covers sense 1 in the RAE. As far as documents are concerned, "validation" is the usual term used.

From the Oxford English:

validate
■ verb check or prove the validity of. ▶confirm the truth or value of. ▶make or declare legally valid.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:02
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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Stephen D. Moore
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
legalisation


Explanation:
as a noun
la autenticidad de esta legalizacion y su firma electronica pueden ser verificada en

the authenticity of this legalisation and its electronic signature may be verified in...

legalization for US

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Note added at 10 hrs (2013-11-17 11:55:53 GMT)
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https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalization_(international_law...

"Legalization attempts to solve this dilemma by creating a chain of authentications, each by a progressively higher government authority so as to ultimately narrow the point of contact between countries to a single designated official (usually in the national department responsible for foreign affairs). Therefore, by authenticating the signature and seal of this final official a foreign jurisdiction can authenticate the entire chain of verifications back to the entity responsible for issuing the original document without scrutinizing each "link" individually..."

The simpler system is to get the document authenticated, notarised and/or apostilled but some countries want documents fully legalised.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Paredes
44 mins
  -> many thanks Rosa:-)
agree  Phoenix III: With an "S" or with a "Z", either way...
21 hrs
  -> many thanks Phoenix III:-)
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