"flag of convenience" meaning in English

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        "Registration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations, and so on."
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        "(figuratively) Registration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations, and so on."
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        "The flag flown by a ship so registered (which flag then corresponds to the country of registration)."
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        "(literally) The flag flown by a ship so registered (which flag then corresponds to the country of registration)."
      ],
      "related": [
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          "_dis1": "24 76",
          "word": "flag-hopping"
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          "_dis1": "24 76",
          "word": "flag state"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bekvemmelighedsflag"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pavillon de complaisance"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Billigflagge"
    },
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "degel nokhut",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "דֶּגֶל נוֹחוּת"
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      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
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      "word": "bekvemmelighetsflagg"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "tania bandera"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
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      "_dis1": "52 48",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
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      "word": "bekvämlighetsflagg"
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  "word": "flag of convenience"
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        "(literally) The flag flown by a ship so registered (which flag then corresponds to the country of registration)."
      ],
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "bekvemmelighedsflag"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "word": "pavillon de complaisance"
    },
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      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Billigflagge"
    },
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      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tania bandera"
    },
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      "sense": "flag of a chosen country of registration",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bekvämlighetsflagg"
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