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MALVERSATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Public Administration (General)
CONT

official misconduct. Any act involving moral turpitude, or any act which is contrary to justice, honesty, principle, or good morals, if performed by virtue of authority of office. ... Any unlawful behavior in relation to the duties of his office, willful in its character, of any officer entrusted in any manner in the administration of justice, or the execution of the laws.

OBS

Depending on the context in which it is used, the term "malversation in office" can be rather pleonastic, as the term "malversation" alone carries that meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
DEF

Grave écart de conduite qui, par esprit de lucre, détourne des devoirs de sa charge un magistrat, un fonctionnaire, un officier public ou ministériel, le membre d'une profession judiciaire, un mandataire [...]

OBS

malversation dans l'exercice d'une charge : La malversation se déroule nécessairement dans l'exercice d'une charge ou d'une fonction. Selon le contexte, le tour peut être pléonastique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Finance
CONT

Over the past 30 years, incessant revelations of corruption have had a devastating affect on national morale - working people see how unprofitable their efforts are in comparison to the dealings of crooked financiers and conniving politicians.

Key term(s)
  • dealing of crooked financiers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Finances
CONT

Les affaires de corruption sans cesse révélées au cours de ces trente dernières années ont eu un effet dévastateur sur le moral de la population : les travailleurs constatent en effet combien le fruit de leurs efforts est dérisoire par rapport aux sommes impliquées dans les malversations du monde financier et des hommes politiques qui les couvrent.

Key term(s)
  • malversation du monde financier

Spanish

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