Meaning of contingentação
Thread poster: Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson
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Mar 7, 2021

I was recently confronted with the term contingentação for the first time. The context is measures introduced to increase the productivity of magistrados do Ministério Público.

My research soon revealed various meanings of contingentação none of which quite fitted, e.g.:
1. creation/introduction of quotas
2. ano/período de contingentação - quota year/period
3. limitation of the supply of something
4. formation of contingents

Finally, I l
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I was recently confronted with the term contingentação for the first time. The context is measures introduced to increase the productivity of magistrados do Ministério Público.

My research soon revealed various meanings of contingentação none of which quite fitted, e.g.:
1. creation/introduction of quotas
2. ano/período de contingentação - quota year/period
3. limitation of the supply of something
4. formation of contingents

Finally, I located the regulation that had introduced the measures, which provided the correct meaning of the term, which, in this case, is establishment of caseload clearance targets.



[Edited at 2021-03-07 18:44 GMT]

[Edited at 2021-03-07 22:45 GMT]
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expressisverbis
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@Mark Mar 7, 2021

Thank you! I had no idea what contingentação meant in this field...

expressisverbis
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Idem aspas Mar 8, 2021

Também desconhecia o termo nesta área.
Obrigada.


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Meaning of contingentação






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