peculio

English translation: peculium

17:21 May 25, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase: peculio
This is a text about Argentina's participation in the International Penitentiary Congress in the late 19th century.

El evento de Francia fue uno de los más determinantes en la historia de los Congresos Penitenciarios Internacionales: en el plano de las discusiones, se sintetizó un consenso concreto en la implementación del sistema celular y la necesidad de adoptar medidas con respecto al tratamiento de reclusos. La alimentación y el peculio consiguieron una repercusión más alta entre los representantes.

Prisoner's diet and property??

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 17:46
English translation:peculium
Explanation:
The portion of earnings allotted to the prisoners is called peculium, and, in every ... This istlone at the confine, already explained in my account of the prison at ...
https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=DYAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA256&l...

Some prisoners manufactured alcohol, la bibine, made from corn and rice and ... Half of the peculium was money available for a relégué, that is to say the prison
https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=udfaCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&l...

The rights of women in Argentinian prisons, where gender inequality, ... if they are foreign they face irregularities such as peculium payment ...
https://globalvoices.org/2014/12/15/behind-prison-walls-viol...

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Daniel Coria
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4 +4peculium
Daniel Coria
4 +1inmate account
MPGS
5private resources/private wealth
Manuel Aburto
4own funds
Andrea Sacchi
3own money/money in their pocket/modest savings
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3salary/payment
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
3personal property
Michael Grabczan-Grabowski
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Infoprision
Joss Heywood

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own money/money in their pocket/modest savings


Explanation:
Three alternatives offered by Collins Robert.

I think it could also refer to something like a "personal account".

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
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peculium


Explanation:
The portion of earnings allotted to the prisoners is called peculium, and, in every ... This istlone at the confine, already explained in my account of the prison at ...
https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=DYAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA256&l...

Some prisoners manufactured alcohol, la bibine, made from corn and rice and ... Half of the peculium was money available for a relégué, that is to say the prison
https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=udfaCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&l...

The rights of women in Argentinian prisons, where gender inequality, ... if they are foreign they face irregularities such as peculium payment ...
https://globalvoices.org/2014/12/15/behind-prison-walls-viol...

Hope it helps!


Daniel Coria
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patinba
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  neilmac
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Neil!

neutral  philgoddard: Your references are useful, but this is a term from Roman law, and I don't believe it's appropriate here.
2 hrs
  -> Hi Phil! Since this is from the late 19th century and "peculio" would also sound rather outdated if used in Spanish today, I still believe it fits within this context. Saludos/Regards!

agree  Marcelo González
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marcelo!

agree  AllegroTrans: Given the historical context I think this word must be used
16 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
inmate account


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q=inmate account&oq=inmate acc...
https://www.google.com/search?q=peculio penitenciario&oq=pec...
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MPGS
Local time: 21:46
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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel. Best. :-)
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salary/payment


Explanation:
In some countries inmates get a salary or earn a payment for/meanwhile serving.

https://www.newsweek.com/prison-slavery-who-benefits-cheap-i...

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 15:46
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personal property


Explanation:
According to the RAE, the relevant definition of peculio is as follows:

"1. m. Dinero y bienes propios de una persona."

In the US, this concept would be referred to as a prison commissary account (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_commissary for more information), but I assume your text deals with an Argentinean context. In this case, I would translate your term more generally as personal property (which includes both money and goods).

The relevant sentence of your translation would thus go as follows:

"The issues of food and personal property caused a stronger reaction among the representatives."

Michael Grabczan-Grabowski
Canada
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
own funds


Explanation:
Peculio es el dinero propio.

Por ejemplo: Lo pagué de mi propio peculio.

Andrea Sacchi
United Kingdom
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
private resources/private wealth


Explanation:
According to my Legal dictionary:
One´s own money; private resources, peculium

According to the Oxford dictionary:
private wealth


Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
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Reference comments


24 mins
Reference: Infoprision

Reference information:
https://www.infoprision.com/peculio
Seems to be an account in which relatives deposit money for the prisoner to use.

Joss Heywood
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