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CADAVER [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Law of Evidence
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

The intact body of a deceased victim that is recovered at an incident site.

OBS

Not to be confused with "human remains," a term that refers to parts of a body.

OBS

dead body; body; corpse; cadaver: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Corps entier d'une victime décédée qui est récupéré sur un lieu d'incident.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «restes humains», terme qui fait référence aux parties d'un corps.

OBS

corps; dépouille; cadavre : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de emergencias
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Morfología y fisiología general
DEF

Cuerpo muerto.

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Record 2 2009-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Waste Management
OBS

Animals that have died from any cause except those slaughtered or killed for human use.

OBS

Causes of death include disease, accident or old age.

OBS

dead stock: Not to be confused with the farm equipment which is also referred to as "dead stock" in financial or economical texts.

Key term(s)
  • dead animal
  • cadaver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

Par la loi sur la protection sanitaire des animaux, le gouvernement peut... régler la façon d'éliminer les fumiers, les animaux invalides ou incurables et les cadavres d'animaux.

Key term(s)
  • cadavre d'animal
  • animal mort

Spanish

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