16:56 Jan 27 

I have submitted an answer in view of the fact that there is no natural equivalent in the DR. Therefore, I have offered what I believe to be the best functional equivalents for the queried term. Please take a look at my answer and decide for yourselves.

16:05 Jan 21 

...pero entiendo dicho acuerdo como una carta o documento que el encausado firma antes de exponer las pruebas que tiene intención presentar y al mismo tiempo se asegura con ello de que no serán utilizadas en su contra.

14:39 Jan 21 

Si no existe,... Todo esto me ha hecho pensar en la frase "El mundo era tan reciente, que muchas cosas carecían de nombre, y para mencionarlas había que señalarlas con el dedo." (Cien años de soledad)
Bueno, como traductores e intérpretes, sólo ofrecemos lo que equivale; le corresponde al abogado explicar la cosa...
A ver...—pero muy ayudosos, amables ustedes.

13:27 Jan 21 

Empezamos temprano hoy, ¿no? El término “convenio” no figura en los códigos procesales penales de los países de habla hispana en relación a un imputado, solo figura en relación a un acuerdo internacional. El término “acuerdo” así como el término “conformidad” sí figuran en dichos códigos con respecto a un imputado. Por otro lado, entiendo que convenio es sinónimo de los otros dos términos señalados. Es más, hay otros términos que son sinónimos: pacto, trato, arreglo. Pero Paul busca equivalentes naturales de los países de habla hispana, particularmente de la República Dominicana, y estos no usan convenio para dicho contexto. Tampoco lo he visto en los tratados jurídicos.

09:55 Jan 21 

Encontré el mismo enlace que Tania y también esto:
http://library.findlaw.com/2005/Feb/21/138691.html

Sandro, disculpame, pero me parecería perfecto que una respuesta dijera "acuerdo/convenio".

01:35 Jan 21 

Sorry to just offer negatives, but aside from generic ways of saying proffer agreement that would correctly communicate such, I don't have a Dominican equivalent. I have a couple of contacts that I could try, but will have to wait till next week to see what they use down there. That's if they have them there. I know that the DR has cooperation agreements; I don't know if they have proffer agreements, per se.

01:23 Jan 21 

Moreover, this is not the cooperation part. It's only the proffer part.

01:21 Jan 21 

PLease. This is just not part of the statute language in the Spanish-speaking countries. Either conformidad or acuerdo.

01:19 Jan 21 

I will if you are sure that is the term you are seeking. All the research indicates that there is no specific term, or at least, one that conveys the idea. Nevertheless, glad to help! Saludos.

01:14 Jan 21 

I like that 2nd one; that the accused may be called into court as a witness is part of the two-page agreement—many thanks!
Will someone propose 'convenio de cooperación testimonial'?

01:07 Jan 21 

I know you have seen the first link already:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/330...
English term or phrase: proffer agreement
Spanish translation: Acuerdo de oferta de prueba

Here is another which I just came across:
http://www.translators-translate.com/question_thread_archive...
Convenio de cooperación testimonial
Oferta de Consentimiento o Acuerdo
Word or term in question:
proffer agreement
Context:
a document signed by accused who wishes to cooperate with the government

Apart from that I can't come up with anything else for the moment! HTH.

00:48 Jan 21 

Yes, Taña, two and a half years later I'm still looking. I've used 'oferta', and other phrases in the interim, but an equivalent type of agreement has to exist in Spanish-speaking jurisdictions...

22:34 Jan 20 

And here is another link in which you also participated:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/330...
English term or phrase: proffer agreement
Spanish translation: Acuerdo de oferta de prueba

http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/proffer-agreement/
However, what is still unclear in your query is the fact that "proffer agreements" are not complete immunity agreements. Although the government cannot use actual proffer session statements against the individual in its case-in-chief, the information provided can be used to follow up leads and conduct further investigations. If those leads and further investigations lead to new evidence, the new evidence can be used to indict and convict the individual who gave the information in the proffer session.

Proffer agreements typically contain a clause allowing the government to impeach you with your proffer statement in a subsequent proceeding if your testimony is inconsistent with your proffer. Is this the case with your present situation?

22:31 Jan 20 

Proffer, Cooperation Agreement, Plea Bargain—though sharing some similarities, are not the same. If equivalent 'convenios' exist in Spanish-speaking jurisdictions, I seek to know what they are called.

22:23 Jan 20 

Yes, Sandro, a Proffer is not a Cooperation Agreement. It is as you describe it; authorities ask questions to which they already know the answers as a veracity test...

21:50 Jan 20 

You asked a smilar question a few years ago
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/106...

21:38 Jan 20 

I thought that what you describe is a plea and cooperation agreement. My understanding is that a proffer agreement means that the defendant can speak to the authorities to see if they need his information. If they don't, the defendant is guaranteed that nothing he says during the proffer session will be used against him in court. The nick name for a proffer agreement is "Queen for a day." Is this the case in your jurisdiction?