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RECORD DEATH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
- Public Administration
- Records Management (Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- death record
1, record 1, English, death%20record
correct, Canada, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- registration of death 2, record 1, English, registration%20of%20death%20
correct, Alberta, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories
- death registration 3, record 1, English, death%20registration
correct, Manitoba, Northwest Territories
- death registry 4, record 1, English, death%20registry
correct, less frequent
- act of death 5, record 1, English, act%20of%20death%20
correct, Quebec
- death certificate 6, record 1, English, death%20certificate
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A permanent registry of a person's death that is kept by the government office of the civil registrar (vital records) and from which an official copy, either partial or complete, can be made. 7, record 1, English, - death%20record
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The civil registration of deaths is a provincial and territorial responsibility. 7, record 1, English, - death%20record
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A death record, a death certificate and a medical certificate of death are different documents. Although the term "death certificate" generally refers to a copy of the death record, it is used in the sense of "death record" by the United States and some international organizations, such as the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division. 7, record 1, English, - death%20record
Record 1, Key term(s)
- record of death
- registry of death
- certificate of death
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
- Administration publique
- Gestion des documents (Gestion)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acte de décès
1, record 1, French, acte%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun, Canada, France, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bulletin d’enregistrement de décès 2, record 1, French, bulletin%20d%26rsquo%3Benregistrement%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun, Manitoba
- bulletin de décès 3, record 1, French, bulletin%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
- enregistrement de décès 4, record 1, French, enregistrement%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Registre permanent du décès d'une personne qui est conservé dans les actes d'état civil (statistiques vitales) du gouvernement et dont on peut obtenir une copie officielle partielle ou intégrale, selon le cas. 5, record 1, French, - acte%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'acte de décès, le certificat de décès et le certificat médical de décès (ou constat de décès) sont des documents différents. Le certificat de décès est une copie de l'acte de décès, tandis que le certificat médical de décès est un document dressé par le médecin qui constate le décès. 5, record 1, French, - acte%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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