term \"station\" on marriage certificate from India

English translation: police station

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English term or phrase:term \"station\" on marriage certificate from India
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16:41 Mar 13, 2019
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English term or phrase: term \"station\" on marriage certificate from India
Hello,

Can anyone explain what the term "station" in "Station: (name of the official)" in a marriage of India refers to?
Where would you go to in India to have your marriage registered?

Thank you!
TTilch
Local time: 00:43
police station
Explanation:
In India, civil weddings are governed by the provisions of The Special Marriage Act (1954). Under the Act, there’s a 30 day residency requirement, which means that either the bride or the groom has to be living in India for at least 30 days prior to applying to the local registry office to get married.

For foreigners, this is evidenced by a certificate from the local police station.
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Andrea Pilenso
Brazil
Local time: 20:43
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thank you everybody
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4police station
Andrea Pilenso
4Place
Yvonne Gallagher
3district/garrison
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
2position or title, as in `station in life`
Christine Andersen
Summary of reference entries provided
Ref. - Police Station
Taña Dalglish
MARRIAGE IN INDIA
Yvonne Gallagher
An alternative word for place
Alison MacG

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
term \"station\" on marriage certificate from india
position or title, as in `station in life`


Explanation:
This is an idea out of the top of my head, but it could mean the person´s official title or position.
You might need to check with someone who really knows Indian English, but it rings a bell from my distant past!
Would that fit in your context?

Christine Andersen
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
term \"station\" on marriage certificate from india
police station


Explanation:
In India, civil weddings are governed by the provisions of The Special Marriage Act (1954). Under the Act, there’s a 30 day residency requirement, which means that either the bride or the groom has to be living in India for at least 30 days prior to applying to the local registry office to get married.

For foreigners, this is evidenced by a certificate from the local police station.


    https://www.tripsavvy.com/legal-requirements-to-get-married-in-india-1539305
Andrea Pilenso
Brazil
Local time: 20:43
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thank you everybody

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agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!

disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: no, we know for sure this isn't right now so it should NOT be in the glossary
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term \"station\" on marriage certificate from india
district/garrison


Explanation:
Station: e (formerly in India) the place or residence of the British officials or a district or officers of a garrison. (The World Book Dictionary)

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
term \"station\" on marriage certificate from india
Place


Explanation:
Making an answer for the record

see Dbox and my ref. re registration of marriages + Taña's second reference and Alison's reference showing similar documents to Asker's

This is the simplest substitution to make for "station" that is not ambiguous at all.

And, essentially, this is what it means!

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
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Reference comments


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Reference: Ref. - Police Station

Reference information:
https://transferwise.com/au/blog/getting-married-in-india-gu...
What are the legal requirements to get married in India?
The Special Marriage Act of 1954 dictates a 30-day requirement for residency in India, which means that at least one party of the wedding has to be living in India for at least 30 days before applying to get married. ***You’ll have to prove it from a certificate issued by the local police station.***

An expat or foreign national marrying an Indian citizen will need some additional paperwork, but doesn’t need to become a citizen of India in order to get married.

Additionally, India recognises foreign marriage certificates, so if you’ve gotten married abroad, you won’t need to legally register your marriage in India. Non-resident couples might choose to get legally married in their home country and then have a ceremonial blessing in India instead, as that is simpler.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
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Reference: MARRIAGE IN INDIA

Reference information:
http://www.legalserviceindia.com/helpline/marriage_reg.htm

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
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1 day 52 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: An alternative word for place

Reference information:
As the asker has already decided on police station, I’m posting this as a reference only, but I think it is a strong possibility.

Station, date and signature where you would expect to see place, date and signature at the end of a declaration?

Compare the following
With station
http://birbhum.gov.in/dforms/DR/SCH_A.PDF
http://keralaregistration.gov.in/fileUploads/Spl Marriage Fo...
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3V0J3MV...
With place
http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/112f6f0044861574b998...
https://stampsregistration.gujarat.gov.in/assets/downloads/m...
http://www.tnreginet.net/pdf/Public_Utility_Forms_full/appln...
See also - 2 similar declarations from another field, one with station and one with place
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/23789/3/03...
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/8904/5/03_...

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: I think "Place" would substitute very well in these instances. I think "station" is far too ambiguous.
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