Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Attendu que
English translation:
whereas/given that
French term
Canada
International Multicultural Diversified
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English
Attendu que
I am translating a diploma from the Université de Montréal. The first sentence is
"Attendu que le Conseil académique de l'École Polytechnique atteste que X a terminè les études du programme de premier cycle en..."
"Attendu que" in legal jargon is translated by "whereas" and wanted to verify that it was also used in this context.
This is for Australia.
Thanks
Joanna
| 4 +2 | whereas/given that |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 +2 | Whereas |
Dominique Stiver
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| 4 | Considering that |
Daryo
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Feb 20, 2021 10:16: Jennifer White changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Rachel Fell, Jennifer White
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Proposed translations
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
whereas/given that
https://context.reverso.net/translation/french-english/atten...
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AllegroTrans
: Whereas
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Thanks again.
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Yolanda Broad
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Merci, Yolanda.
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France
Quality & Reliability
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French, French to German, and 4 more.
Whereas
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Daryo
: that would be fine for a contract.
7 mins
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
: Also works here despite above comment
2 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
8 hrs
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Considering that
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AllegroTrans
: Not on an academic certificate
1 hr
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writeaway
: With AT. Whereas is the bog standard translation
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in preambles of legal texts, yes. A diploma = a contract, or some kind of "regulation"???
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Discussion
Can you really equate a diploma with a law or a judicial decision?
Plenty of entries for the term in the glossary indeed.