gentlemen's agreement
1gentlemen's agreement — [dʒɛntləmɛnsa(ə)gʀimɛ(ɑ̃)nt] ou gentleman s agreement [dʒɛntləmansa(ə)gʀimɛ(ɑ̃)nt] n. m. ÉTYM. Probablt fin XIXe; attesté 1930 in Höfler; loc. angl. « accord (agreement, → Agréer) de gentlemen ». ❖ ♦ Accord international qui engage moralement les …
2gentlemen's\ agreement — [ dʒɛntləmɛnsagrimɛnt ] ou gentleman s agreement [ dʒɛntləmansagrimɛnt ] n. m. • 1930; loc. angl. « accord de gentlemen » ♦ Anglic. Accord international engageant moralement les personnes publiques ou privées, mais dépourvu de force juridique;… …
3gentlemen's agreement — /dʒɛntləmen aɡrimənt, ingl. ˈdʒɛnt(J)lmJn J&gri:mJnt/ [loc. ingl., propriamente «accordo (agreement) di gentiluomini (gentlemen)»] loc. sost. m. inv. accordo verbale, vincolo morale □ accordo internazionale …
4gentlemen's agreement — ☆ gentlemen s agreement or gentleman s agreement n. 1. an unwritten agreement secured only by the parties pledge of honor and not legally binding 2. such an agreement to discriminate against members of certain minority groups …
5Gentlemen's agreement — Gen tle*men s a*gree ment An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.… …
6Gentlemen's agreement — Pour le film américain de 1947 dont le titre original est Gentleman s Agreement, voir Le Mur invisible (film). Un gentlemen s agreement (de l anglais, littéralement, « accord entre gentilshommes ») est un accord informel entre deux ou… …
7Gentlemen's agreement — A gentlemen s agreement is an informal agreement between two or more parties. It may be written, oral, or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually beneficial etiquette. The essence of a gentleman s… …
8gentlemen's agreement — noun a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding • Hypernyms: ↑agreement, ↑understanding * * * noun see gentleman s agreement * * * 1. an agreement that, although unenforceable at law, is binding as a matter of personal honor. 2.… …
9Gentlemen's Agreement — Ein Gentlemen’s Agreement ist eine auf gegenseitigem Vertrauen beruhende, meist mündliche Vereinbarung. Nach dem Grundsatz aus dem Römischen Recht „pacta sunt servanda“ sind auch mündliche Verträge zu erfüllen; unter einem Gentlemen’s Agreement… …
10Gentlemen's agreement — Ein Gentlemen’s Agreement ist eine auf gegenseitigem Vertrauen beruhende, meist mündliche Vereinbarung. Nach dem Grundsatz aus dem Römischen Recht „pacta sunt servanda“ sind auch mündliche Verträge zu erfüllen; unter einem Gentlemen’s Agreement… …