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Spanish term or phrase:
descargo
English translation:
waiver/discharge (of responsibilities, duties)
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Yvonne Gallagher
Dec 7, 2011 13:45
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descargo
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Human Resources
This is in a letter regarding a labor dispute (Venezuela).
el Consorcio dispuso a retener en sus campamentos a 22 trabajadores que habían presentado descargos y a otros que aun no se les había tomado los descargos; les fue negado el ingreso a sus puestos de trabajo
22 trabajadores afiliados rindieron descargos [en tal fecha]
91 trabajadores afiliados llamados a descargos [en otra fecha]
etc.
And referring indirectly to the sum of all workers who had presented "descargos" over the course of a week:
Es ilegal por parte del empleador pretender enviar a 163 trabajadores afiliados de la U.S.O [union] a sus casas como manera preventiva ... y además no ha dado aviso inmediato a sus trabajadores de cúando se reanudan sus actividades.
el Consorcio dispuso a retener en sus campamentos a 22 trabajadores que habían presentado descargos y a otros que aun no se les había tomado los descargos; les fue negado el ingreso a sus puestos de trabajo
22 trabajadores afiliados rindieron descargos [en tal fecha]
91 trabajadores afiliados llamados a descargos [en otra fecha]
etc.
And referring indirectly to the sum of all workers who had presented "descargos" over the course of a week:
Es ilegal por parte del empleador pretender enviar a 163 trabajadores afiliados de la U.S.O [union] a sus casas como manera preventiva ... y además no ha dado aviso inmediato a sus trabajadores de cúando se reanudan sus actividades.
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Dec 12, 2011 20:42: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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Yvonne Gallagher
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waiver/discharge (of responsibilities, duties)
or "release" maybe, in this context but not sure.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=27971
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1003318
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glad to have helped. Read this in same way as you.
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=27971
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1003318
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glad to have helped. Read this in same way as you.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think "discharge [from duties]" makes sense to me, since the workers who submitted this "descargo" or were expected to submit one were no longer allowed to report for work, with no indication of when they would be allowed to return to work."
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appeal/defence (against unfair dismissal?)
'Descargo' normally refers to one's defence in a legal dispute. Not my field though, hence the low confidence level.
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/descargo
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/descargo
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José L. Fonseca
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testify in someone's/one's defense
Habían presentado descargos = had testified in their defense.
Rindieron descargos = testified in their defense.
Rindieron descargos = testified in their defense.
Example sentence:
McKeon's supervisor, Staff Sergeant E. H. Huff, testified in his defense. He called
Faulcon testified in his defense Wednesday, relating the circumstances
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_Creek_incident
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/07/danziger_bridge_shootings_defe.html
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disclaimer
dis·claim·er (ds-klmr)
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] N (Jur) [of a right] → renuncia f; (= denial) (to newspaper etc) → desmentido m
to issue a disclaimer → declarar** descargo** or limitación de responsabilidad
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/disclaimer
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] N (Jur) [of a right] → renuncia f; (= denial) (to newspaper etc) → desmentido m
to issue a disclaimer → declarar** descargo** or limitación de responsabilidad
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/disclaimer
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disclaimer
dis·claim·er (ds-klmr)
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] N (Jur) [of a right] → renuncia f; (= denial) (to newspaper etc) → desmentido m
to issue a **disclaime**r → declarar descargo or limitación de responsabilidad
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/disclaimer
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] N (Jur) [of a right] → renuncia f; (= denial) (to newspaper etc) → desmentido m
to issue a **disclaime**r → declarar descargo or limitación de responsabilidad
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/disclaimer
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disclaimer
dis·claim·er (ds-klmr)
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] N (Jur) [of a right] → renuncia f; (= denial) (to newspaper etc) → desmentido m
to issue a **disclaimer** → declarar **descargo** or limitación de responsabilidad
n.
1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
disclaimer [dɪsˈkleɪməʳ] N (Jur) [of a right] → renuncia f; (= denial) (to newspaper etc) → desmentido m
to issue a **disclaimer** → declarar **descargo** or limitación de responsabilidad
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