divulgación obligatoria
/dibulɡaθjon obliɡatoɾja/from spelling rules
divulgación obligatoria is the Spanish way to say mandatory disclosure.
This phrase is used in legal, financial and regulatory contexts to describe the compulsory release of information.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of divulgación (disclosure/spreading) and obligatoria (mandatory/obligatory).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective obligatoria must agree in gender (feminine) and number (singular) with the noun divulgación.
How do you pronounce it?
/dibulɡaθjon obliɡatoɾja/
Did you know?
- The word divulgación shares its roots with the English word 'vulgar', as both come from the Latin 'vulgus', meaning 'the common people'.
- In some Spanish-speaking jurisdictions, a failure in divulgación obligatoria can lead to silencio administrativo, where a government's lack of response is legally treated as a formal decision.
- Outside of legal mandates, divulgación is the standard term for 'popularization', such as divulgación científica for making science accessible to non-experts.
Examples in context
- La empresa debe cumplir con la divulgación obligatoria de sus estados financieros.The company must comply with the mandatory disclosure of its financial statements.
- Todos los socios deben realizar una revelación obligatoria de sus intereses financieros.All partners must make a mandatory disclosure of their financial interests.
- No quiero hacer público mi informe obligatorio.I don't want to make my mandatory disclosure public.
- Todos los empleados deberán completar una declaración obligatoria de intereses.All employees must complete a mandatory disclosure of interests.
- La divulgación obligatoria es necesaria para este informe.Mandatory disclosure is necessary for this report.
- El reglamento exige la divulgación obligatoria de los activos.The regulation requires the mandatory disclosure of assets.
- No podemos evitar la divulgación obligatoria de los datos.We cannot avoid the mandatory disclosure of the data.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a new legal regulation.
- JavierMaría, ¿leíste sobre la divulgación obligatoria?María, did you read about the mandatory disclosure?
- MaríaSí, Javier, es un requisito legal nuevo.Yes, Javier, it is a new legal requirement.
- Javier¿Debemos publicar los informes ahora?Should we publish the reports now?
- MaríaSí, la divulgación obligatoria empieza el lunes.Yes, the mandatory disclosure begins on Monday.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries divulgación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
