To antedate
Definition
To put a date on a deed, document, letter, or any other instrument that is prior to the actual date on which it was drawn up, signed, or executed. This action can be performed either for legitimate administrative purposes (to align the legal effects of an agreement) or illegally (constituting forgery of private or official documents).
Bilingual Equivalents
- To antedate
- To backdate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Regular transitive verb, follows the first conjugation paradigm in Romanian grammar. |
| Formation | Formed through prefixation, combining the Latin root 'ante-' (before) with the functional verb 'a data' (to date). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | /ˌæn.tiˈdeɪt/ |
| Source | Black's Law Dictionary and Operational Verbs Index |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Notarul a explicat că părțile nu pot antedata contractul de vânzare-cumpărare fără a încălca prevederile Codului Penal.
EN: The notary explained that the parties cannot backdate the sale-purchase contract without violating the provisions of the Criminal Code.
RO: Funcționarul a decis să antedateze cererea de concediu pentru ca angajatul să poată beneficia retrospectiv de indemnizație.
EN: The clerk decided to antedate the leave application so that the employee could benefit from the allowance retrospectively.
RO: Inspectorii fiscali au descoperit că firma obișnuia să antedateze facturile emise pentru a evita plata penalităților de întârziere.
EN: The tax inspectors discovered that the company used to backdate the issued invoices to avoid paying late payment penalties.
Idioms & Phrases
A antedata un contract / To backdate a contract
RO: Acțiunea de a insera o dată trecută în actul juridic pentru ca obligațiile contractuale să producă efecte din acel moment.
EN: The action of inserting a past date into a legal instrument so that contractual obligations take effect from that moment.
A antedata cu intenție / To antedate intentionally
RO: Modificarea deliberată a coordonatelor temporale ale unui document, adesea pentru a ascunde o nerespectare a termenelor.
EN: The deliberate modification of the temporal coordinates of a document, often to conceal a failure to meet deadlines.
Tentativa de a antedata / Attempt to backdate
RO: Faptă frauduloasă depistată în urma expertizelor grafoscopice sau a analizei chimice a cernelii folosite pe document.
EN: A fraudulent act detected following graphoscopic expertise or chemical analysis of the ink used on the document.
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