Translation Accuracy and Acceptability in Persian-English Legal Terms: Analyzing the Vice Presidency's Law Dictionary.
Legal translation enables effective communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries while safeguarding legal rights. As a result, bilingual legal dictionaries are considered essential tools for ensuring accuracy and consistency in legal translations. The Vice Presidency's Law Dictionary (200...
| Publicado en: | Lexicography Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 65 - 88 |
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Jun2026
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