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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

capo: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

capodastre : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
DEF

A person in charge of a criminal organization, who is respected by its members.

OBS

Family: An organized crime clan.

Key term(s)
  • capo
  • capofamiglia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
DEF

Personne qui dirige une organisation criminelle et qui est respectée par ses membres.

CONT

Après 43 ans de clandestinité, le patron de la mafia sicilienne, successeur de Toto Rina, a été cueilli mardi par la police dans une ferme des environs de Corleone.

Key term(s)
  • capo
  • chef de famille

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
CONT

Cada familia la integraban una serie de niveles jerárquicos de mando que iban desde el jefe (boss) que se encontraba en la cúspide de la pirámide hasta la tropa denominada, como no podía ser de otro modo, los soldados, entre las que se interponen un conjunto de grados de mando como el subjefe o los lugartenientes.

CONT

Don: Es el jefe de la familia. Encargado de tomar toda decisión sobre los asuntos de la familia, y tiene todo poder sobre ella.

PHR

Capo de la mafia.

PHR

Jefe de la mafia.

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Record 3 2009-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
OBS

The title given to a person in a large organized crime family, below a captain and immediately above section heads or soldiers.

OBS

pl.: capos

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
OBS

pl. : capidecina

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
CONT

Cada capodecina dirige una "decina", un grupo de diez soldados. Está subordinado al capo regime.

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Record 4 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
OBS

The title given to a person in a small organized crime family, below the "underboss".

OBS

pl.: capos

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
OBS

pl. : capiregime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
CONT

Cada caporegime dirige un "regime", que es un grupo de soldados. En cada familia hay un número variable de "regimes" que van en lo normal desde dos hasta cinco, pero se sabe de familias muy grandes con 7 ó 9 "regimes".

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Record 5 2007-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Medical Staff
OBS

Titles and abbreviations confirmed by the association.

OBS

The Canadian Association for Prosthetics and Orthotics (CAPO) is a non-profit, volunteer organization representing more than 350 professionals across Canada in the fields of prosthetics and orthotics. CAPO evolved from a national association established in 1955 to provide a national, professional organization with a strong voice to represent the interests of the growing number of practitioners in the fields of prosthetics and orthotics across Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Personnel médical
OBS

Appellation confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Social Psychology
  • Cancers and Oncology
OBS

The Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO) is an organization of professionals trained to help patients and families cope with the emotional, psychological and social stresses that often surface in the course of cancer and its treatment. CAPO is dedicated to the understanding, treatment and study of the social, psychological, emotional, spiritual and quality-of-life aspects of cancer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Cancers et oncologie

Spanish

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