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vedação

English translation: legal prohibition

02:38 Sep 29, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Taxation & Customs / relates to seizure of goods for non-payment of duties
Portuguese term or phrase: vedação
It's hard to explain the context, but it relates to a good being seized in customs and I have translated it as blocked from being released. All the translations I have found relate to fences or borders. Anyone have a good idea?
Philip Trommel
United States
Local time: 03:03
English translation:legal prohibition
Explanation:
vedação: prohibition

"Common carriers and public carriers are under duty to carry goods lawfully delivered to them for carriage. The duty to carry does not prevent carriers from refusing to transport goods that they do not purport to carry generally. Carriers may indeed restrict the commodities that they will carry. Further, everywhere, carriers may refuse to carry dangerous goods, improperly packed goods, and goods that they are unable to carry on account of size, legal prohibition, or lack of facilities."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/carriage-of-goods
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Oliver Simões
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2legal prohibition
Oliver Simões
4 +1embargo, restraint, ban, injunction, disallowance... (depends on the context)
Mario Freitas
4holding
Dasher
1bonded goods / bonded in customs
Ana Vozone
Summary of reference entries provided
vedação/vedar
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

Discussion entries: 6





  

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legal prohibition


Explanation:
vedação: prohibition

"Common carriers and public carriers are under duty to carry goods lawfully delivered to them for carriage. The duty to carry does not prevent carriers from refusing to transport goods that they do not purport to carry generally. Carriers may indeed restrict the commodities that they will carry. Further, everywhere, carriers may refuse to carry dangerous goods, improperly packed goods, and goods that they are unable to carry on account of size, legal prohibition, or lack of facilities."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/carriage-of-goods

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 01:03
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agree  T o b i a s: https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/diferenca-entre/vedaçã...
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  -> Obrigado, Tobias.
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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  -> Obrigado, Teresa.
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embargo, restraint, ban, injunction, disallowance... (depends on the context)


Explanation:
Per discussion

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 05:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92

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agree  Frank Miller: Agree with your discussion entry as well. Complete original sentence needed to determine context.
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holding


Explanation:
As a substantive, "holding" is the suggested word in such a customs clearance situation.
"Prevented from being released" would be an option in a verbal construction.

For instance,

a) The holding of goods by customs will last untill all legal import duties and charges are fully paid.

b) "Goods will be prevented from being released from customs untill all legal import duties and charges are fully paid.



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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-09-29 05:17:01 GMT)
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In Brazil, the Portuguese word for goods temporarily held by customs is "retenção".
So, you have "mercadorias retidas na alfândega" = "goods held by customs", or
"A retenção das mercadorias na alfândega está prevista, já que o importador não apresentou a fatura e o romaneirio". = "The holding of goods by customs is expected because the importer failed to submit an invoice and packing list".


Dasher
Brazil
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bonded goods / bonded in customs


Explanation:
Could it be that the seized goods are held in a bonded warehouse until all duties have been paid?

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/bonded-goods.ht...



Ana Vozone
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Reference comments


18 hrs
Reference: vedação/vedar

Reference information:
ve·da·ção
substantivo feminino

1. Acto ou efeito de vedar; aquilo que veda.

2. Tapume; sebe; valado; muro; cerca.
Palavras relacionadas: vedado, veda, vedar, vedante, saltadouro, hercotectónica, cerca
.

ve·dar - Conjugar
verbo transitivo

1. Impedir o uso de alguma coisa.

2. Proibir a determinadas pessoas ou ao público em geral.

3. Tapar, rodear com tapume.

4. Estorvar, embaraçar, tolher.

5. Estancar.
verbo intransitivo e pronominal

6. Estancar, deixar de correr.
Confrontar: vetar.

https://dicionario.priberam.org/vedação

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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