Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Bekendtgørelse
English translation:
Executive Order
Added to glossary by
Neil Crockford
Feb 6, 2009 09:32
15 yrs ago
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Danish term
40 years' industry experience
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 7 more.
Bekendtgørelse
Danish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Heading of some Danish legislation.
What is the English equivalent :
Statutory Instrument?
Implementing Regulations?
or what?
What is the English equivalent :
Statutory Instrument?
Implementing Regulations?
or what?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | Executive Order |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | statutory order |
Christina Kjaergaard
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Specializes in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
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175
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Executive Order
It sounds to me like an executive order.
Try googling "executive order" + Danish (I use AltaVista for various reasons.) That should filter out the US examples and give you the Danish ones to compare with yours.
There is a selection here:
http://www.ftnet.dk/sw1324.asp
and a few more here:
http://www.dkma.dk/visUKLSArtikel.asp?artikelID=1463
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Here is an executive order in English, that mentions a Consolidating Act (which is a lovbekendtgørelse):
http://www.sns.dk/biosafety/english/bkgengelsk.pdf
Try googling "executive order" + Danish (I use AltaVista for various reasons.) That should filter out the US examples and give you the Danish ones to compare with yours.
There is a selection here:
http://www.ftnet.dk/sw1324.asp
and a few more here:
http://www.dkma.dk/visUKLSArtikel.asp?artikelID=1463
****
Here is an executive order in English, that mentions a Consolidating Act (which is a lovbekendtgørelse):
http://www.sns.dk/biosafety/english/bkgengelsk.pdf
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the very helpful answer |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Christina Kjaergaard
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Denmark
7 years with a law firm
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Norwegian to Danish
Related KudoZ points
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14
statutory order
Juridisk ordbog, Helle Pals
Example sentence:
the Danish Statutory Order on Lead
Discussion
It may also be a Consolidating Act...