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inquérito simplificado

[ĩ-kué-ri-tu sim-pli-fi-kà-du]
nounmasculinepl: inquéritos simplificados
simplified inquiry / streamlined investigation
1. A legal procedure used in Portugal and Brazil for investigating minor criminal offenses with reduced formalities and faster processing
The simplified inquiry was used to handle the minor theft case quickly.
O inquérito simplificado foi utilizado para tratar o caso de roubo menor rapidamente.
2. An administrative or investigative process with abbreviated procedures compared to standard inquiries
The company conducted a simplified inquiry into the workplace incident.
A empresa realizou um inquérito simplificado sobre o incidente no local de trabalho.
Synonyms
inquérito abreviadoprocedimento simplificadoinvestigação simplificada
Antonyms
inquérito ordinárioinquérito complexo

Regional Variations

Portugal
inquérito simplificado
Legal term commonly used in criminal procedure for minor offenses
Brazil
inquérito simplificado
Used in criminal law for less serious crimes; follows a streamlined judicial process
General usage
inquérito simplificado
Increasingly used in administrative contexts across Portuguese-speaking regions

Related Idioms & Phrases

submeter a inquérito simplificado (to subject to simplified inquiry)
abrir um inquérito simplificado (to open a simplified inquiry)
encerrar inquérito simplificado (to close a simplified inquiry)
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