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FREE EXPRESSION [22 records]

Record 1 2021-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Military Administration
CONT

Certain pre-conditions for a free, fair, and democratic vote were outlined in the peace agreement : a politically neutral environment free from fear and intimidation; freedom of expression, association, and the press; freedom of movement; and freedom of return for displaced persons and refugees.

OBS

freedom of return; FOR: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Administration militaire
OBS

liberté de retour; FOR : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
  • Diplomacy
  • Information Sources (Journalism)
DEF

The use of manipulative diplomatic policies by one country to influence and undermine the political system of a target country.

CONT

Sharp power can include attempts by one country to manipulate and manage information about itself in the news media and educational systems of another country, for the purpose of misleading or dividing public opinion in a target country, or for masking or diverting attention away from negative information about itself.

OBS

Neither "hard" nor "soft, "sharp power has the effect of limiting free expression and distorting the political environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
  • Diplomatie
  • Sources d'information (Journalisme)
DEF

Recours à des politiques diplomatiques de manipulation qu'un pays utilise pour influencer le système politique d'un autre pays dans le but de lui nuire.

CONT

Le pays dispose surtout d'un «pouvoir de nuisance» qu'il utilise d'une manière largement réactive. Son équipement militaire est désuet, son économie, à genoux et son isolement diplomatique, quasi complet.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Television Arts
DEF

[An association that] provides a space where people who care about local and democratic media in Canada can collaborate, share resources and exchange ideas.

OBS

CACTUS’ goal is to enable Canadians’ free expression on mainstream media platforms, as envisioned under the "Canadian Broadcasting Act. "

Key term(s)
  • Association of Community Television Users and Stations of Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

[Association qui offre] un espace où les gens qui tiennent à la télévision communautaire peuvent collaborer, partager [des] ressources, échanger des idées et […] se mobiliser.

OBS

[Le but de CACTUS] est de protéger la télévision communautaire et d'en faire une télévision florissante.

Key term(s)
  • Association des usagers et stations de la télévision communautaire du Canada

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • News and Journalism (General)
OBS

Mandate. The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom [monitors] press freedom issues nationally and globally. The committee was incorporated as a non-profit body in 2008 with the mission of continuing to celebrate World Press Freedom Day and to advocate on behalf of freedom of expression. Through its activities, its vigilance and its relations with like-minded organizations, it... brings to the public' s attention instances of free expression violations and the need to proactively defend the ideal of freedom of the press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)
OBS

Mandat. Le Comité canadien pour la liberté de la presse [assure] un suivi sur les questions de liberté de la presse nationale et internationale. Le comité a été constitué en tant qu'organisme sans but lucratif en 2008 avec la mission de continuer à célébrer la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse et [de] défendre la liberté d'expression. Par ses activités, sa vigilance et ses relations avec des organisations similaires, [le comité] attirera l'attention du public sur les cas de violations de la libre expression et la nécessité d'être proactif dans la défense de l'idéal de la liberté de la presse.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Education (General)
OBS

The goals of the association are : to promote the interests and the welfare of all of its members and to uphold their dignity in the workplace; to represent its members in employer-employee relations, and, in particular, to bargain collectively on their behalf, including, but not limited to, negotiating policies and working conditions on matters such as hiring, firing, salaries, fringe benefits, pensions, promotion, tenure, leaves, grievances, and the uniformity and consistency of job classifications; to promote the professional development and career advancement of all of its members, and, in particular, to advocate for a working environment free from discrimination and harassment; to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression; and to promote education, research, and creative and other activities within the University; to seek the fullest representation of all of its members in the operation of the University, to provide a means of communication among them, and to communicate on their behalf with other members of the University community and relevant groups external to the University, as appropriate; and to provide a democratic form of government within the Association which allows equal voice to all voting members.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
Key term(s)
  • Association des Professeures de Bishop's University
  • Association des Professeurs de Bishop's University

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
DEF

The voluntary agreement by a person who in the possession and exercise of sufficient mental capacity, as defined by an appropriate medical professional, makes an intelligent choice as to treatment options. It supposes knowledge about the consequences of having or not having the treatment and about possible alternatives. The consent must be free from coercion, duress and mistake.

CONT

Voluntary and informed consent from legally competent individuals or authorized third parties is a fundamental principle in research involving humans, and specifically for the use of their personal data or human material.

CONT

Every person is inviolable and is entitled to the integrity of his person. Except in cases provided for by law, no one may interfere with his person without his free and enlightened consent.

OBS

free and enlightened consent :Expression and example reproduced from section 10 of the Civil Code of Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Le consentement libre et éclairé est au coeur de l'éthique de la recherche avec des sujets humains et doit être vu comme un processus débutant avec la prise de contact initiale et s'achevant lorsque le projet ne nécessite plus le concours des sujets. Au sens de cette politique, le consentement libre et éclairé signifie le dialogue, le partage d'informations et l'ensemble du processus permettant à des sujets pressentis d'accepter ou de refuser de participer à une recherche.

CONT

consentement libre et éclairé : Toute personne est inviolable et a droit à son intégrité. Sauf dans les cas prévus par la loi, nul ne peut lui porter atteinte sans son consentement libre et éclairé.

OBS

consentement libre et éclairé : Expression et exemple reproduits de l'article 10 du Code civil du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de salud
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
CONT

Toda persona es inviolable y tiene derecho a su integridad. Salvo en los casos previstos por la ley, nadie puede perjudicarlo sin su consentimiento libre y esclarecido.

OBS

consentimiento libre y esclarecido: Expresión traducida del artículo 10 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000.

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Record 7 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

The International Freedom of Expression eXchange(IFEX) is a global network of 88 organisations working to defend and promote the right to free expression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

L'Échange international de la liberté d'expression (IFEX) est un réseau mondial de 88 organisations qui œuvrent à défendre et à promouvoir le droit à la libre expression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Derechos y Libertades
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Record 8 2013-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

Free from leaves, twigs, fragments of wood, earth, worms, insects, insect fragments or any other similar materials extraneous to [a given] product.

OBS

Parts of the plant used to improve the presentation of the product are not considered to be extraneous material.

OBS

free from extraneous material :expression and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization(ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Exempt de feuilles, de brindilles, de fragments ligneux, de terre, de vers, d'insectes, de fragments d'insectes ou de matières similaires ou de tout autre corps étranger [à ce] produit.

OBS

Ne sont pas considérées comme [exempt de matières étrangères], les parties du végétal ayant pour but d'améliorer sa présentation.

OBS

exempt de matières étrangères : expression et définition normalisées par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • exempt de matière étrangère

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agricultura
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
DEF

[Dícese de un producto] libre de hojas, ramitas, fragmentos de madera, tierra, insectos, fragmentos de ellos u otras materias similares ajenas al producto.

OBS

Las partes de la planta que se usan para mejorar la presentación del producto no se consideran materiales extraños.

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Record 9 2013-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

[Natural right of property] is an expression often used to describe a right that is one of the ordinary and inseparable incidents of ownership, though its exercise requires an adjacent owner to forbear from doing something on his own land that otherwise he would be free to do. The epithet "natural" serves to distinguish such right from easements, which do not automatically accompany ownership but must be acquired by grant, either actual, implied or presumed.(Cheshire, 12th ed., p. 526).

Key term(s)
  • natural property right

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

droit de propriété naturel : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
OBS

published by the Canadian Association for Free Expression. Information confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par la Canadian Association for Free Expression.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

The IFEX(International Freedom of Expression Exchange) Clearing House, based in Toronto, Canada, runs the day to day operations of the network and is managed by founding member organisation Canadian Journalists for Free Expression(CJFE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

Les activités quotidiennes du Secrétariat de l’IFEX (Échange international de la liberté d'expression), qui a son siège à Toronto, au Canada, sont gérées par un des membres fondateurs du réseau, Journalistes canadiens pour la liberté d’expression (CJFE).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Derechos y Libertades
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Record 12 2011-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

IFEX(International Freedom of Expression Exchange). IFEX's Outreach Programme strengthens free expression organisations in the Global South – often those that are emerging from dictatorship or civil war. Recognising the challenges and obstacles that these groups face in carrying out their work, the Programme provides start-up support, training, financial and technical resources and peer support through participation in the IFEX community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

IFEX (Échange international de la liberté d'expression). Le Programme d’extension de l’IFEX renforce les organisations de défense de la liberté d'expression dans le Sud – souvent dans des pays qui sortent d’une dictature ou d’une guerre civile. Face à l’ampleur des défis et des obstacles auxquels ces groupes sont confrontés dans le cadre de leur travail, le Programme offre un appui de départ, de la formation, des ressources techniques et financières, et l’appui des pairs du monde entier qu’entraîne l’appartenance à la communauté de l’IFEX.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Derechos y Libertades
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Record 13 2010-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
CONT

Free skating is a means of expression for the skater by which he is enabled to show not only his skating ability and originality but also his interpretation of the music.

OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
CONT

Le style libre est un moyen d'expression par lequel le patineur peut montrer non seulement son habileté et son originalité, mais aussi son interprétation de la musique.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Patinaje
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Record 14 2008-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Continuing Education
OBS

The International Association for Philosophy Teachers : promotes the Teaching of philosophy in the schools and universities of the member countries; provides information on philosophy teaching in Europe; sees to it that philosophy teaching is based on the fundamental condition of freedom of thought and expression; ensures that working conditions for philosophy teaching guarantee its free and effective development; promotes the co-operation of national associations concerned with philosophy teaching with regard to the formation and implementation of its aims.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Éducation permanente
OBS

L'Association Internationale des Professeurs de Philosophie a pour objectif : de promouvoir, dans chaque pays affilié, l'enseignement de la philosophie dans le secondaire en rapport avec l'enseignement supérieur; d'informer sur l'enseignement de la philosophie dans les pays européens; de veiller à ce que les conditions de l'enseignement de la philosophie soient toujours fondées sur la liberté de pensées et d'expression; d'assurer à cet enseignement les conditions de travail qui en garantissent la liberté et le plein effet; de promouvoir la participation à ses buts et à son programme des associations nationales qui s'intéressent à l'enseignement de la philosophie.

Spanish

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Record 15 2007-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Information Sources (Journalism)
OBS

The CJFE is a Canadian non-governmental organization supported by Canadian journalists advocates of free expression. The purpose of the organization is to defend the rights of journalists and contribute to the development of media freedom throughout the world. CJFE recognizes these rights are not confined to journalists and strongly supports and defends the broader objective of freedom of expression in Canada and around the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Sources d'information (Journalisme)
OBS

Le CFJE est une organisation canadienne non gouvernementale soutenue par des journalistes canadiens et défenseurs de liberté d'expression. Le but de l'organisation est de défendre les droits des journalistes et de contribuer au développement de la liberté des médias dans le monde entier. Le CFJE reconnaît que ces droits ne sont pas limités aux journalistes, mais également appuie et défend fortement le vaste objectif de la liberté d'expression au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Fuentes de información (Periodismo)
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Record 16 2006-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

A worthless black substance resembling oil, which is derived from blue shale.

OBS

An expression that refers to the landowner's share of oil from a well drilled on his property. This royalty is traditionally one-eight of the produced oil free of any expense to the landowner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
DEF

Substance noire sans valeur semblable à de l'huile dérivée du schiste bleu.

Spanish

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Record 17 2006-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

A re-examination of democracy demands an articulation of European democratic principles [that] could encompass... free suffrage-the right of association, participation and expression, as well as the need for transparency and openness...

CONT

In addition, Article 3 guarantees the individual right to vote and to stand for election, in addition to free and secret suffrage.

CONT

The foundation of State power is the will of the people made known through free elections held at regular intervals and based on universal, equal, direct, and free suffrage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Le suffrage libre [comprend] la libre formation de la volonté de l'électeur [...], la libre expression de la volonté de l'électeur et la lutte contre la fraude électorale [...]

Spanish

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Record 18 2002-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Chemistry
CONT

The chemical potential of water is a quantitative expression of the free energy associated with the water. It is important to note that the chemical potential is a relative quantity. It is always expressed as the difference between the potential of a substance in a given state and the potential of the same substance in a standard state. The unit of chemical potential is energy per mole of substance(joules per mole).

Key term(s)
  • chemical water potential
  • potential of water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chimie
DEF

Travail à exercer sur l'unité de masse d'eau pour la faire passer d'un état de référence (eau libre) à l'état de liaison qu'elle a dans un système considéré (sol plus ou moins sec, organe vivant ou mort, solution plus ou moins concentrée).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Química
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Record 19 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Constitutional Law
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
DEF

The doctrine holding that if a statute is so broadly written that it deters free expression, then it can be struck down on its face because of its chilling effect even if it also prohibits acts that may legitimately be forbidden. The Supreme Court has used this doctrine to invalidate a number of laws, including those that would disallow peaceful picketing or require loyalty oaths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit constitutionnel
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
OBS

Source : Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society, [1992] 2 R.C.S. 606, 643.

Spanish

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Record 20 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Biotechnology
OBS

Transformation is the process of transferring a free DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid] molecule from a donor to a recipient bacterium. In vitro, the uptake of a plasmid into the DNA of a living microorganism can be useful in determining gene expression and in vivo, transformation is useful to cells for the exchange of information. In the case of plasmid transformation, a plasmid which has a known gene is introduced to competent bacterial cells for uptake. In order for a cell to be competent it must have a binding site for the donor DNA and will usually(in vitro) have been treated with salts for easier uptake of plasmid DNA.

Key term(s)
  • competent donor bacteria cell

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Biotecnología
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Record 21 1996-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Patterns
CONT

Draping is a method of patternmaking for fashion design that permits free and accurate expression of ideas as the designer works. It is a three-dimensional process of designing. In a way, draping may be compared to the building of a model. The designer, working from a sketch or a mental picture, gives three-dimensional form to an idea for a garment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patrons (Couture)
CONT

Le moulage consiste à réaliser le patron en trois dimensions par manipulation de la toile sur le mannequin. [...] Le moulage s'effectue toujours sur la partie droite du mannequin, sauf dans les cas de modèles qui seraient asymétriques.

Spanish

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Record 22 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
OBS

--is intended to stimulate free expression by the examinee(...) The examinee's responses are analysed for the purpose of revealing his interests, motivations, perceptions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
OBS

on distingue les examens prédictifs orientés vers l'avenir des candidats (...) des épreuves destinées à consacrer un acquis.

Spanish

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