Translation Strategies and Techniques in Arabic–English Legal Translation

The main strategies and techniques used in Arabic–English legal translation.

LEGAL TRANSLATION

By: Yousif Nadher Ibrahim

8/3/20261 min read

This article examines the key strategies and techniques used in Arabic–English legal translation to transfer legal concepts accurately across different systems. It discusses functional equivalence, literal translation, adaptation, paraphrasing, borrowing, transliteration, explicitation, omission, and structural transposition, emphasizing that the appropriate approach depends on the legal genre, jurisdiction, target readership, communicative purpose, and intended legal effect.

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