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Legal text’s inclination to have an unchanging and universal structure displays itself in the linguistic structure of the text, as well. In legal expressions, the consciously preferred style is the one that which does not identify with associations on a personal dimension and instead aims at a universal meaning. In order to leave the interpretability of the structure of everyday language behind, words and grammar are not used functionally, but analytically as to give a clear and distinct meaning to the expression. Therefore, the infrequently used words which are derived from the origin of the language fulfill the need of growing analytical in the use of this language.
Legal parlance is highly exhaustive and tedious for Turkish legal translation professionals. The most important reason of this is definitely that every word has a distinct perspective in legal parlance. Because of the fact that the associations between these words are open to thoughts and ideas by contrast with everyday language, translator should know how to use relevant law terms instead of meaning fluctuations that can be caused by interpretable words. The most important complications of translation are to be shown as some details, such as reflecting the distinctive and serious style of the law to translation and translating the old words which can be hardly comprehended even in Turkish. Besides, one of the negativities that translators may encounter is the pressure of being able to make an excellent translation in an area which is almost as risky as medical translations.
Legal Turkish translator should have a long term experience in the area and has to be attentive and considerate enough to understand the context and the meaning in the sentence. There is a constant and endless conflict between word-based translation and interpreting translation. And translator is the manager of this conflict.
Legal translation is generally performed by bachelors of law who have a second language. Because someone who doesn’t know about the laws of both countries whose languages will be subjected to cross translation and their evaluations, might feel difficulties while carrying out legal translation from/to Turkish. Legal unawareness also manifests itself in translation; there may be several seriously wrong results of stepping out of the conventional legal form either in terms of narration or terminology. Which is why translator should know the fact that the meanings of the words which are used in everyday language might differ in legal parlance by all means. For instance, in English “absorption” means “absorption”. However the equivalent in Turkish legal jargon stands for “merging with the way of accession”. Also while “bad fate” means “doom” in English, in legal Turkish translation it stands for “malicious intent”. As a final example, while “satisfaction” means “content” in English, in legal translation it stands for “fulfillment of debt”.
Word-based translations might harm the meanings of the law terms. A lawyer should find out the sentiment of a law while understanding and interpreting this law, and a translator while narrating it. Translator’s work success is exerted in choosing the usage of law terms skill and the ability of selection of the exact terms in the addressed language. Translator’s annotations are met below the text, in case of finding no way out while trying to equalize.
Grammatical failure is another frequent problem in legal translations. Grammatical rules alongside with words may differ in legal translations in terms of signifying. While law concepts in Turkish are exposed to semantic change even with a comma, translating the foreign texts which have been written up extremely in style, requires some skills and expertise. Attention, ability and theoretical information into the bargain. Very important problems might emerge in law due to failures in the text, unless the translators who have a legal knowledge and have specialized on this topic for years are chosen to work with.