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P.A.y O.El

English translation: on behalf of

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Spanish term or phrase:P.A. y O. = Por Ausencia y Orden
English translation:on behalf of
Entered by: James A. Walsh

14:49 Jan 29, 2023
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: P.A.y O.El
What does "P.A.y O.El" stand for?

Full text:

El Sargento 1º Jefe del Área de Investigación
P. A. y O. El Guardia Civil
Lawrence Lam
China
Local time: 20:15
on behalf of
Explanation:
El Guardia Civil - the police constable (PC) [UK] or the highway patrol officer [U.S.].
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 14:15
Grading comment
very helpful
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2on behalf of
James A. Walsh
Summary of reference entries provided
PP
Mónica Hanlan

Discussion entries: 9





  

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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
P.A. y O. = Por Ausencia y Orden
on behalf of


Explanation:
El Guardia Civil - the police constable (PC) [UK] or the highway patrol officer [U.S.].
See discussion box for references.

James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 14:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 243
Grading comment
very helpful

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stuart and Aida Nelson
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Stuart and Aida :)
agree  philgoddard: I'm not sure about "on behalf of" in this context. Isn't it the guardia civil signing on behalf of the sergeant, hence the full stop and capital E after the O? But well done for working out the abbreviation.
7 hrs
  -> Yeah was unsure about "obo" here too, but can't think of what else would do in En. Very little to go on, but I understood it was the sergeant signing on behalf of the GC, who deal with traffic here in Spain so prob related to an accident investigation.
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Reference comments


1 day 20 hrs
Reference: PP

Reference information:
Not posting it as an answer as I think the points should go to James for working it out. However, if you want to use an abbreviation to keep in line with the Spanish version, this is what I would use.
Good luck.

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Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2023-01-31 10:59:37 GMT)
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pp, small letters, sorry!


    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pp
Mónica Hanlan
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  James A. Walsh: Considered pp but not suitable here I feel. I've always understood it as a sort of "personally sanctioned" sort of affair where the designated person can sign on behalf of the other person at their discretion. That is not the case here though...
11 hrs
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