Adoption Legal Definition of Dossier

Meaning of Dossier

The collection of paperwork used in an international adoption that has been properly authenticated and translated.

Synonyms of Dossier

noun

archive
brief
case history
data
document
documentation
facts
file
journal
papers
portfolio
record
recorded information
recorded material
resumé

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English Spanish Translation of Dossier

Expediente

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Legal Usage of Dossier in English

An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Dossier:A ‘dossier’ is a file, often a copious one containing detailed records on a particular person or subject. However, it is not a particularly common word and not one that readers will necessarily fully understand or even know how to pronounce72. Also it is mostly used in certain specific contexts (intelligence agencies, for example – compare ‘agent’ above73). In European Union texts, in addition to being overused in this meaning at the expense of ‘file’, it is also employed metaphorically, where there is no actual file, to mean ‘subject’, ‘issue’ or ‘question’.

Example

‘The Commission recognises how difficult it is to speed up its financing decisions, because of the huge mass (sic) of dossiers, the complexity of the management rules … and the complexity of the internal and external consultation process.’ ‘Turkey has maintained close official contacts with the Iraqi authorities, and the Prime Minister visited Iraq, including the Kurdish Regional Government. Turkey engaged with Iran on the nuclear dossier.’ ‘The adoption of implementing measures in the field of taxation following the Comitology procedure is still the main obstacle to getting the proposal adopted. Probably only an amendment to the Treaty could give new momentum to this dossier.’

Alternatives

if you mean file, use ‘file’ wherever possible, otherwise question, issue, matter, subject or even procedure.

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