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PRISONER WAR [1 record]

Record 1 2015-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
  • Military (General)
OBS

prisoner of war; POW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

prisoner of war; POW: term and abbreviation standardized by NATO.

OBS

prisoner of war; PW; POW: term and abbreviations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

prisonnier de guerre; PG : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre, par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

OBS

prisonnier de guerre; PG : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'OTAN et uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
  • Militar (Generalidades)
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