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otorgamiento

granting

noun oh-tohr-gah-MYEHN-toh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From otorgar (to grant) + -miento, from Vulgar Latin *auctoricare.

Also means

award

Usage Note

Otorgamiento is a formal or legal term for the act of officially granting or awarding something: el otorgamiento de una licencia (the granting of a license), el otorgamiento de poderes notariales (the granting of notarial powers). It is frequently found in administrative and legal documents. The related verb is otorgar, a near-synonym of conceder (to grant) but more common in legal writing.

Examples

"El otorgamiento del premio se celebró en el ayuntamiento."

Natural Translation

The award ceremony was held at the town hall.

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