Marlene Curtis Aug 20, 2012:

CONVÊNIO - COVENANT I think it is the proper term for the context, since it can be used in general sense, not just in land-related documents.

Mark Robertson Aug 20, 2012:

CONVÉNIO - COVENANT While the etymology of CONVÉNIO and COVENANT are the same, i.e. from the Latin convenire, to come together, they differ in their usage / meaning. Convénio has no specific meaning as a legal term other than agreement/contract, while covenant has a much more specific meaning and context. So perhaps the real equivalence is not even that formal after all, except etymologically.

Marlene Curtis Aug 19, 2012:

COVENANT VS REAL COVENANT
A covenant, in its most general sense, is a solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action.
A covenant is a type of contract in which the covenantor makes a promise to a covenantee to do or not do some action. In real property law, the term real covenants is used for conditions tied to the use of land. A "covenant running with the land", also called a covenant appurtenant, imposes duties or restrictions upon the use of that land regardless of the owner. In contrast, the covenant in gross imposes duties or restrictions on a particular owner.[1]


convênio (m)
n. convention, agreement, accord, treaty, pact, concord, covenant, compact; cartel

covenant
n. treaty; contract, formal agreement

Mark Robertson Aug 19, 2012:

Here, as elsewwhere on ProZ KudoZ, Marlene appears as a champion of formal equivalence, while I almost always prefer dynamic equivalence.

Mark Robertson Aug 19, 2012:

COVENANT A covenant is a promise to perform, or refrain from performing a specific action. In legal EN-GB the term and the associated covenantor(er) and covenantee are used almost exclusively in the specific area of land law and particularly with regard to restrictive covenants, which limit the use of one parcel of land in order to benefit another parcel of land.

Marlene Curtis Aug 19, 2012:

Coventant/covenantor/covenantee Covenant
An agreement, contract, or written promise between two parites that frequently constitutes a pledge to do or refrain from doing something.

The individual making the promise or agreement is known as the covenantor, and the individual to whom such promise is made is called the covenantee.

Covenants are really a type of contractual arrangement that, if validly reached, is enforceable by a court. They can be phrased so as to prohibit certain actions and in such cases are sometimes called negative covenants.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/covenantors

Martin Riordan (asker) Aug 19, 2012:

It is to provisionally share customs clearance activities with the States as a way of overcoming the strike of federal employees of the Receita Federal.

Mark Robertson Aug 19, 2012:

What is the subject matter of the agreement?