Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

allanar

English translation:

deprive of / annul or cancel

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Spanish term

allanar

Spanish to English Law/Patents General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
(libertades civiles) pls see below thanks - there was a civil interdiction requested for this person, venezuelan doc

Los conocimientos de medicina de este último y la colaboración que obtiene de sus colegas del gremio médico, le
han permitido jugar a su antojo con la salud de sus consanguíneos inmediatos del árbol familiar originario.
Como señalé anteriormente, ante mi emplazamiento de por qué habia procedido a allanar las libertades civiles de xx para declararlo enajenado y hacerse su único tutor, la sola respuesta recibida de xx, originalmente obtenida a través del correo electrónico, de marzo de 2011 antes aludido y, luego, reiterada de viva voz en Londres, fue la de que "sus padres le pidieron que se encargara de él”.
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Aug 3, 2015 00:23: Jennifer Levey changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Law/Patents"

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deprive of / annul or cancel

to deprive XX of (his or her) civil rights / annul or cancel the civil rights of XX

sources:

Civil Rights Division Home Page - US Department of Justice
www.justice.gov › Agencies › Civil Rights Division › About › Criminal
Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution ...

Category:People convicted of depriving others of their civil ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/.../Category:People_convicted_of_de...
Pages in category ***"People convicted of depriving others of their civil rights"***.

The Constitution Impaired; the Bill of Rights Annulled
www.truth-out.org/.../24114-the-constitution-impaired-the-b...
Jun 12, 2014 - It's especially simple ***to annul the civil rights of*** people who aren't using them and don't realize that they're gone until they need them.

Crossword Quick Solve - Crossword Clue Solver - The ...
www.crosswordsolver.org/quicksolve.php?...
noun - cancellation of civil rights; cancellation of civil rights; the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; ...

In Spanish "allanar" has another meaning similar to your context as in "allanar la inmunidad parliamentaria" which would translate into English as "lifting the parliamentary immunity"



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additional source for "to deprive XX of (his or her) civil liberties" in a guardianship context:

Disability Is No Excuse ***to Deprive One of Civil Liberties*** ...
https://www.aclu.org/blog/disability-no-excuse-deprive-one-c...
Aug 5, 2013 - ***The guardianship system in this country raises serious concerns***. That's why the guardianship trial of Jenny Hatch, a vibrant and active 29-year-old in a battle over who controls her life, struck such a chord. Jenny spoke for many other people with disabilities when she said clearly in her trial: "I don't need guardianship. I don't want it."...
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Mastruzzo
1 hr
thanks
agree neilmac : Interesting, I didn't know this usage...
5 hrs
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agree lugoben
8 hrs
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agree Yvonne Gallagher
10 hrs
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neutral Jennifer Levey : This answer is severely counter-intuitive. I'd like to see at least one webref where 'allanar' is used, in any jurisdiction, in the sense you suggest here: deprive/annul/cancel.
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sweep aside / brush off / dismiss peremptorily

'allanar' in the figurative sense of 'clearing the way' ('paving the way') to facilitate the subsequent achievement of one's personal ambitions.

In the ST context:
habia procedido a allanar las libertades civiles de xx para declararlo enajenado y hacerse su único tutor, ...
-->
proceded to sweep aside xx's civil liberties so he could have him/her declared incompetent and have himself nominated as his/her sole tutor, ...

http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=alla...

allanar vtr (hacer más fácil) smooth, ease vtr
Los contactos de su padre allanaron el camino al éxito de Luis.
His father's contacts smoothed (or: eased) Luis' path to success.

allanar el terreno,
allanar el terreno para loc verb figurado (eliminar obstáculos) prepare the ground for, pave the way for v expr
Allana el terreno para el que jefe autorice los aumentos de sueldo.
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