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CAUTION DETAINED PERSONS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Rights and Freedoms
- Police
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- warning
1, record 1, English, warning
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- caution 2, record 1, English, caution
correct, noun
- cautioning 3, record 1, English, cautioning
noun
- caution to detained persons 2, record 1, English, caution%20to%20detained%20persons
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Administered on arrest: "You do not have to say anything unless you wish to do so, but what you say may be given in evidence". 2, record 1, English, - warning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... no suspect shall be questioned without a warning of his right to remain silent. 1, record 1, English, - warning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droits et libertés
- Police
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mise en garde
1, record 1, French, mise%20en%20garde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- avertissement 2, record 1, French, avertissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déclaration par laquelle un particulier ou une autorité publique attire l'attention de quelqu'un sur un droit, une obligation. 2, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20garde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à la première occasion raisonnable, à un suspect qui fait une déclaration spontanée [...] 3, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20garde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
- Derechos y Libertades
- Policía
- Derecho probatorio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- instrucción de derechos
1, record 1, Spanish, instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20derechos
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Información comprensible e inmediata que debe facilitarse a toda persona que sea detenida o apresada respecto de los hechos que se le imputan, las razones que han motivado su privación de libertad, así como los derechos legalmente previstos que le corresponden. 1, record 1, Spanish, - instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20derechos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instrucción de derechos: Expresión y definición reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - instrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20derechos
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