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CEMETERY PLOT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- funeral waste
1, record 1, English, funeral%20waste
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avoiding embalming keeps funeral waste out of our sewers, while burial in a shroud or cardboard coffin saves trees ... 1, record 1, English, - funeral%20waste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Funeral waste refers to waste generated by the funeral sector, including cemetery waste(e. g., burial plot materials, remaining casket components, water in burial vaults), funeral home waste(e. g., embalming products and body fluids), and crematorium waste. 2, record 1, English, - funeral%20waste
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déchet funéraire
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chet%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les déchets funéraires [proviennent] des cimetières (p. ex. les éléments matériels de la concession, les restes de cercueils, les eaux des caveaux), des salons funéraires (p. ex. les produits de thanatopraxie et les fluides corporels) et des crématoriums. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
déchet funéraire : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chet%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- déchets funéraires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-12-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- burial plot expenses
1, record 2, English, burial%20plot%20expenses
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cemetery plot expenses 2, record 2, English, cemetery%20plot%20expenses
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Also known as funeral insurance, final expense plans... offer a guaranteed cash value that grows as the policy matures.... Benefits range from $1, 000 to $25, 000 [with] coverage for the following final expenses :... casket costs, funeral service costs, headstone and engraving costs, cemetery plot expenses. 2, record 2, English, - burial%20plot%20expenses
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- frais de concession
1, record 2, French, frais%20de%20concession
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines fabriques pensent déjà à imposer des frais de concession (bail), des frais supplémentaires pour l’inhumation (creusage de la fosse), de l’entretien et possiblement d’autres frais connexes pour espérer rentabiliser un tant soit peu leur cimetière. 2, record 2, French, - frais%20de%20concession
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-12-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- burial plot
1, record 3, English, burial%20plot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cemetery plot 2, record 3, English, cemetery%20plot
correct
- plot 3, record 3, English, plot
correct, noun
- burial concession 4, record 3, English, burial%20concession
correct
- gravesite 5, record 3, English, gravesite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plot containing a grave or graves. 6, record 3, English, - burial%20plot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Buying a gravesite(also called a cemetery plot) allows the purchaser to arrange to bury a body there, but only in accordance with the cemetery's regulations. 7, record 3, English, - burial%20plot
Record 3, Key term(s)
- grave-site
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lot de cimetière
1, record 3, French, lot%20de%20cimeti%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lot 2, record 3, French, lot
correct, masculine noun
- concession funéraire 3, record 3, French, concession%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
- concession de sépulture 4, record 3, French, concession%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture
correct, feminine noun
- concession 5, record 3, French, concession
correct, feminine noun
- emplacement funéraire 6, record 3, French, emplacement%20fun%C3%A9raire
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terrain, objet du contrat de concession, où sont inhumés, sous l’autorité de la fabrique, les restes ou les cendres d’un ou de plusieurs défunts. 7, record 3, French, - lot%20de%20cimeti%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-09-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- communal urn grave
1, record 4, English, communal%20urn%20grave
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- collective urn grave 2, record 4, English, collective%20urn%20grave
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Even alternative burial forms on the cemetery like the communal urn grave-in which many unrelated people are buried in one plot with each person receiving a simple name plaque-go unmentioned. 1, record 4, English, - communal%20urn%20grave
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tombe cinéraire commune
1, record 4, French, tombe%20cin%C3%A9raire%20commune
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tombe située dans un cimetière et dans laquelle sont déposées les urnes de personnes sans relation familiale. 2, record 4, French, - tombe%20cin%C3%A9raire%20commune
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-02-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- in-ground grave
1, record 5, English, in%2Dground%20grave
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Types of cemetery plots... The traditional, in-ground grave. This can be a single burial plot for 1 person or a double depth plot in which 2 people may be buried. 2, record 5, English, - in%2Dground%20grave
Record 5, Key term(s)
- inground grave
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tombe en pleine terre
1, record 5, French, tombe%20en%20pleine%20terre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tombe pleine terre 2, record 5, French, tombe%20pleine%20terre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tombe pleine terre - L’inhumation en pleine terre est le fait d’enterrer le défunt en creusant un trou dans le sol, le plus souvent dans un cimetière. Comme son nom l’indique, la pleine terre est à même la terre : il y a donc plus d’humidité que dans un caveau [...] 3, record 5, French, - tombe%20en%20pleine%20terre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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