Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

effectuate service

German translation:

die Zustellung bewirken

Added to glossary by Hans G. Liepert
Oct 22, 2006 21:46
17 yrs ago
English term

effectuate service

English to German Law/Patents Law (general)
This is from a summons.
The whole sentence goes: Please effectuate service upon .......(name and address of a company)

I know what effectuate means, I am just having trouble finding out how it is supposed to relate to the company in this case.
Ausführen im Namen von...?
Proposed translations (German)
4 +5 die Zustellung bewirken

Discussion

Teresa Reinhardt Oct 23, 2006:
An die Firma, wie Hans schon sagte

Proposed translations

+5
7 mins
Selected

die Zustellung bewirken

...wie es so schön auf Amtdeutsch heisst

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Note added at 23 Min. (2006-10-22 22:10:13 GMT)
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"upon .. company" heisst natürlich "an die Gesellschaft"
Der Briefschreiber bittet, die Zustellung an Fa. X zu bewirken. Wen er bittet, geht aus dem knappen Kontext nicht hervor, ebensowenig, wer das Schreiben rausjagt - der Fluch des minimalen Kontext!
Note from asker:
entschuldigung die dumme frage, aber Zustellung an wen nun? Von der Firma oder an die Firma?
Peer comment(s):

agree Gert Sass (M.A.)
4 mins
danke
agree Joern Gaedcke
40 mins
danke
agree KARIN ISBELL
2 hrs
danke
agree Lolitta Ivonne Grigore Rück
7 hrs
agree Steffen Walter
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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