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Termenul legal începe la data comunicării.
Meaning
The statutory deadline begins on the date of service.
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Breakdown of Termenul legal începe la data comunicării.
la
on
a începe
to start
data comunicării
the date of service; notification date
termenul legal
the statutory deadline
Questions & Answers about Termenul legal începe la data comunicării.
What does termenul mean here? Is it really the same as English term?
Not exactly. In legal Romanian, termen often means a time limit, deadline, or period allowed by law.
So termenul legal is usually best understood as:
- the legal time limit
- the statutory period
- sometimes the legal deadline, depending on context
A native English speaker may see termen and think of English term, but in many legal contexts Romanian termen is closer to time limit than to the general English word term.
Why is it termenul and not just termen?
Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of a masculine/neuter noun.
- termen = a term / a time limit
- termenul = the term / the time limit
Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
So:
- termenul legal = the legal time limit
Why is the adjective legal after the noun?