terbeschikkingstelling
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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of ter beschikking stelling (literally “making available”).
Pronunciation
Noun
terbeschikkingstelling f (plural terbeschikkingstellingen)
- (law) a measure (Netherlands) or sentence (Belgium) imposed by a judge that forces the convicted to undergo psychiatric treatment
- (Belgium, education) form of early retirement for teachers
- (Belgium, labour law) secondment, the loaning out of an employee in exchange for payment
Usage notes
This word would (almost) be considered legal jargon. For example, a news article or movie mentioning this is far more likely to use TBS or tbs. Tbs is generally used as an anacronym.
Before 1988 (Netherlands) or 2007 (Belgium), the sense of "forcing someone to undergo psychiatric treatment", was called terbeschikkingstelling van de regering (“making available for the government”).
In the sense of "loaning out of an employee" often used as "verboden terbeschikkingstelling", since it is illegal in many cases.