2023-09-07 10:35:00
The appropriate construction with the sense of ‘according to’ is in accordance with o in accordance withbut not in accordance with in in accordance with.
However, phrases such as the following can be seen in some media, especially in information related to the judicial field: «“Failure to comply with the above will be sanctioned in accordance with current environmental legislation”, according to the resolution», «This violates the national limits established in accordance with international law” or “The bill that regulates voting abroad was approved in accordance with the constitutional reform.”
Among the expressions formed by the pattern preposition + noun + preposition, the New grammar of the Spanish language just pick up in accordance with. At the same time, he Dictionary of the Spanish language recordswith the meaning of ‘according to’, both the option with in as with of (in/in accordance with), but in both cases the final preposition is conno a. This confusion may be due to a crossover with other locutions that can be built with aas according to/to o according to.
Thus, in the previous examples, the most appropriate thing would have been to write «“Failure to comply with the above will be sanctioned in accordance with current environmental legislation”, according to the resolution», “This violates the national limits established in accordance with the law”. international” and “The bill that regulates voting abroad was approved in accordance with the constitutional reform.”
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