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gedoog / gedoogbeleid

English translation: tolerate / tolerance policy

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Dutch term or phrase:gedoog / gedoogbeleid
English translation:tolerate / tolerance policy
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

09:13 Jan 7, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Dutch term or phrase: gedoog / gedoogbeleid
"...het gedoogbeleid van de politie en de gerechten is maar heel moeilijk te begrijpen."

Any ideas?
Any references?

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Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 14:35
tolerate/policy of tolerance
Explanation:
Eurodicautom/IATE gives 'policy of tolerance' for gedoogbeleid, but with a low reliability level.

On the Internet, there a several references for 'allowance policy or policy of tolerance'.

I also found a reference from the US House of Representatives to back up my suggestion.

This is the liberal policy again that the President did not talk about, but the policy of tolerance, a policy of not going after criminals who are dealing in death and destruction.
http://www.house.gov/mica/fs071300.htm
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vixen
Greece
Local time: 15:35
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I think this fits the context best.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4tolerate/policy of tolerance
vixen
3 +3a policy of tacit acceptance
Meturgan
4tacit permission / endurance
jarry (X)


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tolerate/policy of tolerance


Explanation:
Eurodicautom/IATE gives 'policy of tolerance' for gedoogbeleid, but with a low reliability level.

On the Internet, there a several references for 'allowance policy or policy of tolerance'.

I also found a reference from the US House of Representatives to back up my suggestion.

This is the liberal policy again that the President did not talk about, but the policy of tolerance, a policy of not going after criminals who are dealing in death and destruction.
http://www.house.gov/mica/fs071300.htm

vixen
Greece
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I think this fits the context best.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ans wegter: This is because the Dutch Ministry of Justice applies a gedoogbeleid (policy of tolerance or allowance policy) is what I found on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_the_Netherlands
9 mins
agree  Marijke Singer: I agree with vixen on policy of tolerance but 'policy of decriminalisation' or 'decriminalisation policy' may also work
17 mins
agree  telraam: It is used particular in the case of selling soft drugs in coffee houses; it is illegal to sell soft drugs, but their sale in coffee shops is tolerated. A similar situation existed in the Netherlands to abortion before it was formally legalised.
57 mins
agree  Dennis Seine: Depending on what is being tolerated, I think this is the best solution.
4 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tacit permission / endurance


Explanation:
Jurlex offers 'tolerance/toleration policy' as a solution. "Gedoogbeleid", however, means that there is legilsation in place but that the police is turning a blind eye.

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 14:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 54
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a policy of tacit acceptance


Explanation:
Deze term drukt weliswaar iets meer aanvaarding uit dan het woord
*gedoogbeleid*, omdat gedogen het stilzwijgend verdragen van iets betekent, maar het is in ieder geval duidelijk.

Mr Sarkozy used an address to a joint session of the US Congress to warn Washington against a policy of tacit acceptance as its currency sank. ...
business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article2827809.ece

Meturgan
Hungary
Local time: 14:35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jarry (X): I think this is a much better solution than 'policy of tolerance', which implies a hypocritical attitude since the action itself (using soft drugs for instance) is in fact punishable.
28 mins
agree  Robert Kleemaier: a very elegant solution
3 hrs
agree  vic voskuil: indeed, very elegant
12 hrs
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