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habitual criminal [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- habitual criminal
1, record 1, English, habitual%20criminal
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- habitual offender 2, record 1, English, habitual%20offender
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For the purposes of subsection (1), an accused is an habitual criminal if (a) he has previously, since attaining the age of eighteen years, on at least three separate and independent occasions been convicted of an indictable offence for which he was liable to imprisonment for five years or more and is leading persistently a criminal life, or (b) he has been previously sentenced to preventive detention. 3, record 1, English, - habitual%20criminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term no longer used in the Criminal Code. Replaced by "dangerous offender" which has a broader meaning. 4, record 1, English, - habitual%20criminal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- repris de justice
1, record 1, French, repris%20de%20justice
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un accusé est un repris de justice [s'il] a antérieurement, dans au moins trois occasions distinctes et indépendantes, été déclaré coupable d'un acte criminel pour lequel il était passible d'un emprisonnement de cinq ans ou plus et qu'il mène continuellement une vie criminelle; ou [...] s'il a antérieurement été condamné à la détention préventive. 2, record 1, French, - repris%20de%20justice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme qui n'est plus employé dans le Code criminel. Remplacé par "délinquant dangereux" qui a un sens plus large. 3, record 1, French, - repris%20de%20justice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- delincuente habitual
1, record 1, Spanish, delincuente%20habitual
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- delicuente reincidente 1, record 1, Spanish, delicuente%20reincidente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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