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OCUPAR ILEGALMENTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
- Urban Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- squat
1, record 1, English, squat
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To occupy without permission an abandoned or unguarded empty house. 1, record 1, English, - squat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- squatter
1, record 1, French, squatter
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- squattériser 2, record 1, French, squatt%C3%A9riser
correct
- squatteriser 3, record 1, French, squatteriser
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prendre abusivement possession d'un local vacant. 4, record 1, French, - squatter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon l'Arrêté du 16 juillet 1984 relatif à l'enrichissement du vocabulaire de l'urbanisme et du logement (Bulletin officiel) le terme "squatteriser" ne doit pas être employé. 5, record 1, French, - squatter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
squatteur : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 6, record 1, French, - squatter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
- Sociología urbana
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ocupar ilegalmente
1, record 1, Spanish, ocupar%20ilegalmente
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ocupar sin tener derecho 1, record 1, Spanish, ocupar%20sin%20tener%20derecho
correct
- okupar 2, record 1, Spanish, okupar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Tomar] como propio, y sin consentimiento del dueño, una vivienda o local desocupados. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ocupar%20ilegalmente
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