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Coyote [3 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A small wolf (Canis latrans) native to the western part of North America and well established northward in Alaska and eastward at least as far as New York state.

OBS

Coyotes (Canis latrans) belong to the same mammalian family [Canidae] as jackals, foxes, wolves and domestic dogs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Les coyotes (Canis latrans) appartiennent à la même famille de mammifères [Canidae] que les chacals, les renards, les loups et les chiens domestiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

Nickname of one who musters illegal immigrants over the Mexican border into the States by outwitting the frontier police and by ruthlessly charging for his services, whether or not the crossing is successfully made. (Manchester Guardian, 151-19, 1994, p. 25).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
CONT

Los "coyotes" o "polleros" -como se denomina a los que guían a los indocumentados a cruzar la frontera [entre México y Estados Unidos]- tendrán que elevar sus tarifas para compensar los riesgos que representan los mayores obstáculos [...]

OBS

Algunos autores distinguen una jerarquía entre los conceptos que representan estos términos afirmando que el coyote es el organizador de la operación que comanda a los polleros a que crucen la frontera con los indocumentados.

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Record 3 2003-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
  • Armour
OBS

Light armoured reconnaissance vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
  • Arme blindée
OBS

Véhicule blindé léger de reconnaissance.

Spanish

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