Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

في الشكل

English translation:

on gorunds of form/on the ground of form/on the form

Added to glossary by Alaa Zeineldine
Aug 18, 2008 17:27
15 yrs ago
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Arabic term

في الشكل

Arabic to English Law/Patents Law (general) Lebanese Jaafari Shariaa Court
تقرر في الشكل: اعتبار هذه المحكمة صاحبة الصلاحية بالنظر في الدعوى
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 on the form
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Proposed translations

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on the form

A matter of form, as distinguished from a matter of substance—with respect to pleadings, affidavits, indictments, and other legal instruments—entails the method, style, or form of relating the applicable facts; the selection or arrangement of terms; and other such matters without influencing the essential sufficiency or validity of the instrument, or without reaching the merits.
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Example sentence:

The court ruled on the form ...

Peer comment(s):

agree Sajjad Hamadani
8 hrs
agree Akram Darwish
10 hrs
agree James Roberts : yes, or maybe "with regard to form,..."
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Abdulrahman. I chose "on grounds of form". Although it is not definitive as to which meaning was intended, my inclination is that the intended meaning is بناءً على الشكل."
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