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CRIMINAL CATEGORY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- political prisoner
1, record 1, English, political%20prisoner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any prisoner whose case has a significant political element: whether the motivation of the prisoner’s acts, the acts in themselves, or the motivation of the authorities. 2, record 1, English, - political%20prisoner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Political ideologists and terrorist groups seize hostages in order to ... obtain the release of so-called political prisoners ... 3, record 1, English, - political%20prisoner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The category of political prisoners includes people who resort to criminal violence for a political motive. 2, record 1, English, - political%20prisoner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prisonnier politique
1, record 1, French, prisonnier%20politique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute personne détenue par les autorités de son pays pour des raisons ayant un lien avec la politique. 2, record 1, French, - prisonnier%20politique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce lien peut tenir à la nature des faits qui leur sont reprochés, aux motivations qui les ont fait agir, ou à celle des autorités qui ont engagé les poursuites. 2, record 1, French, - prisonnier%20politique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Policía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- preso político
1, record 1, Spanish, preso%20pol%C3%ADtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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