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SAFE HAVEN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronautics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe haven
1, record 1, English, safe%20haven
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone sûre
1, record 1, French, zone%20s%C3%BBre
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone sûre : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS. 2, record 1, French, - zone%20s%C3%BBre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-05-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- safe haven
1, record 2, English, safe%20haven
correct, federal act
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To offer safe haven to persons with a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group, as well as those at risk of torture or cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. 1, record 2, English, - safe%20haven
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001. 2, record 2, English, - safe%20haven
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- asile
1, record 2, French, asile
correct, federal act, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'offrir l'asile à ceux qui craignent avec raison d'être persécutés du fait de leur race, leur religion, leur nationalité, leurs opinions politiques, leur appartenance à un groupe social en particulier, ainsi qu'à ceux qui risquent la torture ou des traitements ou peines cruels et inusités. 1, record 2, French, - asile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001. 2, record 2, French, - asile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lugar seguro
1, record 2, Spanish, lugar%20seguro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- refugio seguro 2, record 2, Spanish, refugio%20seguro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lugar seguro: Terminología en español utilizada por la Comisión de Inmigración y Refugiados de Canadá (CIR). 3, record 2, Spanish, - lugar%20seguro
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- safe haven
1, record 3, English, safe%20haven
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A protected zone in a country designated for members of a religious or ethnic minority (as in former Yugoslavia). 2, record 3, English, - safe%20haven
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the watching world ... had been largely impotent in the face of the determined Serbs who sit in the hills outside so-called safe havens like Gorazde and rain mortar fire on cowering Maslion refugees. 3, record 3, English, - safe%20haven
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the better known "tax haven". 4, record 3, English, - safe%20haven
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- zone protégée
1, record 3, French, zone%20prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- havre 2, record 3, French, havre
correct, masculine noun
- refuge 2, record 3, French, refuge
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- safe haven range 1, record 4, English, safe%20haven%20range
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- safe haven 1, record 4, English, safe%20haven
Record 4, Key term(s)
- safe havens
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- marge fixée
1, record 4, French, marge%20fix%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Key term(s)
- marges fixées
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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