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156 months ago

anamaria crowe serrano (a guest user) asked this question:

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156 months ago

Osmany Ortiz   wrote:

The decisions of the Council are taken under the law

My comment:

Esta solución no usa exactamente una frase como el original en español pero mantiene la idea de la justeza de las decisiones del consejo amparadas por la ley.

156 months ago

Osmany Ortiz   wrote:

Holding hands with the law...

My comment:

This is obviously metaphorical. Thus, my try to keep the metaphor.
The meaning has already been explained in previous answers.

Hope it helps.

156 months ago

Osmany Ortiz   wrote:

Abiding by the law, the Board's decisions prevail (are prevailing)

156 months ago

Patricia Pedraza   wrote:

Based on the law

My comment:

based on the law, the Council decisions prevail

156 months ago

Hazilein   wrote:

adhering to the laws

156 months ago

Margarita Viada   wrote:

According to the law

My comment:

According to the law, the Council decisions prevail.

156 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

taking the law into its own hands

My comment:

taking the laws into its own hands the Council's decisions prevail (as in over-rule anything else)

156 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

based on the law as it stands

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156 months ago

   wrote:

Or else, "in accordance with the law as it stands..."

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156 months ago

Theresa Bernardes - TBerTranslations   wrote:

with the law as it stands

My comment:

there are other possibilities. please try linguee.com

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

156 months ago

   wrote:

I am sure she has already looked at linguee, which is very often full if mistakes and junk....

156 months ago

   wrote:

I don't think it means as it now stands at all.

156 months ago

Theresa Bernardes - TBerTranslations   wrote:

with the law in hand

My comment:

Is this Corporate or literature? Context would be a good thing.....

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

156 months ago

   wrote:

It's literature. The context isn't particularly helpful. The protagonist is saying that Mr X, a politician, is becoming very powerful and knows that "con la ley en la mano" he has to abide by whatever the Council decide. Thanks for your suggestion.

156 months ago

   wrote:

tener algo en mano is to have something in hand. I just don't see it meaning anything else. Next time, please tell us it is a novel or whatever. Also, post the full sentence.

156 months ago

   wrote:

Another option: with the law on its side