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LENIENT [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Foreign Trade
- Economic Co-operation and Development
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concessional terms
1, record 1, English, concessional%20terms
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- concessionary terms 2, record 1, English, concessionary%20terms
correct
- soft terms 3, record 1, English, soft%20terms
correct
- preferential terms 4, record 1, English, preferential%20terms
correct
- special terms 5, record 1, English, special%20terms
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terms of financing that are considered to be more lenient than those normally granted by a financial institution. 6, record 1, English, - concessional%20terms
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A valuation adjustment may also be considered where there is significant variation from the existing terms and conditions of a loan or advance or when significant concessionary terms are used. 7, record 1, English, - concessional%20terms
Record 1, Key term(s)
- concessionary term
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Commerce extérieur
- Coopération et développement économiques
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conditions privilégiées
1, record 1, French, conditions%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conditions favorables 2, record 1, French, conditions%20favorables
correct, feminine noun
- conditions de faveur 3, record 1, French, conditions%20de%20faveur
correct, feminine noun
- conditions libérales 4, record 1, French, conditions%20lib%C3%A9rales
correct, feminine noun
- conditions préférentielles 5, record 1, French, conditions%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentielles
correct, feminine noun
- conditions spéciales 6, record 1, French, conditions%20sp%C3%A9ciales
correct, feminine noun
- conditions avantageuses 7, record 1, French, conditions%20avantageuses
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conditions financières considérées avantageuses par rapport aux conditions normales accordées pour un prêt par une institution financière. 8, record 1, French, - conditions%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9es
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il convient d'éviter le terme concessionnel. 9, record 1, French, - conditions%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Préstamos
- Comercio exterior
- Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
- Contabilidad pública
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- condiciones preferenciales
1, record 1, Spanish, condiciones%20preferenciales
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- condiciones preferentes 1, record 1, Spanish, condiciones%20preferentes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condiciones financieras consideradas ventajosas respecto a las condiciones normales ofrecidas mediante un préstamo por una institución financiera. 1, record 1, Spanish, - condiciones%20preferenciales
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concessional capital
1, record 2, English, concessional%20capital
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Financing provided on more favourable(e. g. lenient) terms to mobilize commercial capital... 2, record 2, English, - concessional%20capital
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Concessional capital can] include grants, debt at below-market rates, and equity with asymmetrical returns. 2, record 2, English, - concessional%20capital
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capital concessionnel
1, record 2, French, capital%20concessionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien que les subventions et autres formes de capitaux concessionnels continueront d'être utilisées, des modes de financement autres que le financement classique du développement seront étudiés, lorsqu'ils peuvent être utilisés avec succès après mobilisation des partenaires de développement [...] 2, record 2, French, - capital%20concessionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
- Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- capital concesional
1, record 2, Spanish, capital%20concesional
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el capital concesional un inversor público o filantrópico aporta capital a la estructura en términos más favorables que el mercado para reducir el coste de capital total, mejorando la rentabilidad-riesgo de los inversores privados. 1, record 2, Spanish, - capital%20concesional
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Political Theories and Doctrines
- Diplomacy
- War and Peace (International Law)
- Arms Control
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compellent threat
1, record 3, English, compellent%20threat
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A deterrent threat is a promised reaction to an adversary whose potential action evokes a specific response, the timing of which is in principle automatic. A compellent threat, on the other hand, is a more active or "offensive" strategy undertaken on the initiative of the threatener... Too strict a deadline makes compliance impossible, while one too lenient makes compliance unnecessary. 1, record 3, English, - compellent%20threat
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théories et doctrines politiques
- Diplomatie
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
- Contrôle des armements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- menace coercitive
1, record 3, French, menace%20coercitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Alexandre] George reproche à la notion de «compellence» de ne pas prendre en compte d'autres moyens d'action que la menace coercitive. 1, record 3, French, - menace%20coercitive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-05-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- plea bargaining
1, record 4, English, plea%20bargaining
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- plea negotiation 2, record 4, English, plea%20negotiation
correct
- plea discussions 3, record 4, English, plea%20discussions
plural
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plea discussions: term usually used in the plural in this context. 4, record 4, English, - plea%20bargaining
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plea bargaining.... Crown counsel and defence counsel negotiate out of court, and reach an agreement. Without purporting rigidly to limit the area on which agreements may be made, we say that usually such agreements are : 1. That Crown counsel will, if the accused pleads guilty to a lesser charge, withdraw a major charge.... 2. That Crown counsel, in return for a plea of guilty by the accused to a charge, will recommend to the Court the imposition of some lenient form of sentence, say probation. Or there may be a bargain which embraces both the above factors. 5, record 4, English, - plea%20bargaining
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
People in the business like to call it plea negotiation. 6, record 4, English, - plea%20bargaining
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
For reasons that will become evident in the course of this working paper, ... we prefer to abandon the expression "plea bargaining" (which, to some, has an inherently negative connotation) in favour of more neutral terminology. In our view, the process with which we are concerned (though unquestionably flawed) may better be described as that of "plea negotiation", or the holding of "plea discussions". The object of that process is to reach a satisfactory agreement, not to give the accused a "bargain." Accordingly, our recommendations eschew the expression "plea bargain" and replace it with "plea agreement". We define that expression (again, in neutral terms) as "any agreement by the accused to plead guilty in return for the prosecutor’s agreeing to take or refrain from taking a particular course of action". 7, record 4, English, - plea%20bargaining
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- négociation de plaidoyers
1, record 4, French, n%C3%A9gociation%20de%20plaidoyers
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- négociation de plaidoyer 2, record 4, French, n%C3%A9gociation%20de%20plaidoyer
correct, feminine noun
- marchandage de plaidoyers 3, record 4, French, marchandage%20de%20plaidoyers
masculine noun
- plea bargaining 4, record 4, French, plea%20bargaining
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le marchandage de plaidoyers est une entente intervenue hors de cour entre d'une part un procureur de la Couronne, - qui cherche à régler la cause avec un minimum de temps et de frais, - et, d'autre part, l'accusé qui espère voir réduire le nombre ou la gravité des accusations portées ou obtenir le choix d'un procès sommaire ou une réduction de peine. Par une telle entente le procureur de la Couronne promet à l'accusé, en échange de son consentement à plaider coupable, de recommander au juge d'entériner cette promesse. 3, record 4, French, - n%C3%A9gociation%20de%20plaidoyers
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les spécialistes préfèrent parler de négociation de plaidoyers. 1, record 4, French, - n%C3%A9gociation%20de%20plaidoyers
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plea bargaining (en italique) : Cette expression anglaise est consacrée par la pratique. 4, record 4, French, - n%C3%A9gociation%20de%20plaidoyers
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- negociación de la pena
1, record 4, Spanish, negociaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20pena
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- regateo de la pena 2, record 4, Spanish, regateo%20de%20la%20pena
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Práctica judicial [...] mediante la cual la procuraduría puede optar por reducir los cargos que pesan sobre un inculpado, si éste denuncia a otros culpables. 2, record 4, Spanish, - negociaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20pena
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-05-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Language Problems (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lenient
1, record 5, English, lenient
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recent liberalization of import regulations has resulted in a trend for more lenient terms. 2, record 5, English, - lenient
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Problèmes de langue (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moins rigide 1, record 5, French, moins%20rigide
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- plus large 1, record 5, French, plus%20large
- plus indulgent 2, record 5, French, plus%20indulgent
adjective
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La récente libéralisation de la réglementation des importations s'est traduite, dans l'ensemble, par des modalités plus indulgentes. 3, record 5, French, - moins%20rigide
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción (Generalidades)
- Problemas de idioma (Generalidades)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- poco severo
1, record 5, Spanish, poco%20severo
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- más indulgente 1, record 5, Spanish, m%C3%A1s%20indulgente
correct
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-04-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- informer
1, record 6, English, informer
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- common informer 2, record 6, English, common%20informer
correct
- police informer 3, record 6, English, police%20informer
correct
- stool pigeon 4, record 6, English, stool%20pigeon
correct, see observation
- stoolie 4, record 6, English, stoolie
correct, see observation
- pigeon 2, record 6, English, pigeon
correct, see observation
- lockout pin 5, record 6, English, lockout%20pin
correct, see observation
- supergrass 6, record 6, English, supergrass
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An informer; especially, a spy for the police. 7, record 6, English, - informer
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Twomey and Carpenter claim they were framed by a "supergrass"-a police informer hoping for lenient treatment in return for turning in other villains. 8, record 6, English, - informer
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stool pigeon, stoolie, pigeon, lockout pin, supergrass: slang expressions. 9, record 6, English, - informer
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- indicateur
1, record 6, French, indicateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- indic 2, record 6, French, indic
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- indicateur de police 3, record 6, French, indicateur%20de%20police
correct, masculine noun
- espion 2, record 6, French, espion
correct, masculine noun
- mouchard 4, record 6, French, mouchard
correct, pejorative
- délateur 4, record 6, French, d%C3%A9lateur
correct, pejorative
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne, bien souvent du milieu, qui se met à la solde de la police pour la renseigner. 4, record 6, French, - indicateur
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le Larousse de la langue française LEXIS, "indic" est un terme populaire. 5, record 6, French, - indicateur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Policía
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- delator
1, record 6, Spanish, delator
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- denunciador 2, record 6, Spanish, denunciador
correct, masculine noun
- denunciante 3, record 6, Spanish, denunciante
proposal, masculine and feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-12-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Trade
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- more lenient terms
1, record 7, English, more%20lenient%20terms
correct, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recent liberalization of import regulations has resulted in a trend for more lenient terms. 1, record 7, English, - more%20lenient%20terms
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Commerce
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- modalités plus indulgentes
1, record 7, French, modalit%C3%A9s%20plus%20indulgentes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La récente libéralisation de la réglementation des importations s'est traduite dans l'ensemble, par des modalités plus indulgentes. 1, record 7, French, - modalit%C3%A9s%20plus%20indulgentes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-07-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- be lenient
1, record 8, English, be%20lenient
verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- montrer de l'indulgence 1, record 8, French, montrer%20de%20l%27indulgence
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- se montrer indulgent 1, record 8, French, se%20montrer%20indulgent
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- lenient statements 1, record 9, English, lenient%20statements
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- affirmation sédative 1, record 9, French, affirmation%20s%C3%A9dative
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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