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GENERAL DETERRENCE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general deterrence
1, record 1, English, general%20deterrence
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
General deterrence can be described as deterring the general public through awareness of the punishments inflicted for the offense. Proponents of general deterrence believe that awareness of the pain and humiliation of the punishments suffered by offenders, especially capital punishment, discourages members of the public to act in a manner which may subject them to the same fate. 1, record 1, English, - general%20deterrence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dissuasion générale
1, record 1, French, dissuasion%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dissuasion pénale prend généralement deux formes : la dissuasion spécifique, qui a comme objectif de contrecarrer la récidive chez les contrevenants, et la dissuasion générale, dont la visée consiste à dissuader les autres membres de la société qui pourraient être tentés de perpétrer des crimes semblables. 1, record 1, French, - dissuasion%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- denunciation
1, record 2, English, denunciation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the importance of each of the following principles or purposes of sentencing : denunciation, general deterrence,... incapacitation(ensuring that this young person is separated from society)... 2, record 2, English, - denunciation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- exemplarité de la peine
1, record 2, French, exemplarit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20peine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'importance de chacun des principes ou objectifs suivants dans la détermination de la peine : exemplarité de la peine; effet dissuasif général; [...] neutralisation (isoler le jeune du reste de la société) [...] 2, record 2, French, - exemplarit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20peine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-05-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- market deterrence
1, record 3, English, market%20deterrence
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there are three theories of detterence that contribute to the accident prevention role of tort law : specific deterrence, general deterrence and market deterrence. 2, record 3, English, - market%20deterrence
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- effet dissuasif du marché
1, record 3, French, effet%20dissuasif%20du%20march%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-11-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- contested proceedings
1, record 4, English, contested%20proceedings
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- contested proceeding 2, record 4, English, contested%20proceeding
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With contested proceedings, the results of which are made public, the [Competition] Bureau builds on jurisprudence, achieves general and specific deterrence, and identifies areas that need to be addressed in order to improve efforts to educate the business community and increase compliance. 3, record 4, English, - contested%20proceedings
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proceeding(s). In reference to the business done by tribunals of all kinds, the proceeding and the proceedings are interchangeable. And both are so common that it would be impossible to brand either one as inferior. 4, record 4, English, - contested%20proceedings
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Droits et libertés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- procédure contestée
1, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20contest%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- instance contestée 2, record 4, French, instance%20contest%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'il décide d'opter pour une procédure contestée, dont l'issue est rendue publique, le Bureau [de la concurrence] se trouve à alimenter la jurisprudence, crée un effet dissuasif d'une façon à la fois générale et ponctuelle, et détermine où il faut accentuer les efforts d'éducation des entreprises, afin que la loi soit davantage respectée. 1, record 4, French, - proc%C3%A9dure%20contest%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-06-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- all-round deterrent strategy 1, record 5, English, all%2Dround%20deterrent%20strategy
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Late in 1967, General Charles Ailleret enunciated an "all-points"(or all-horizons, all-azimuths) deterrence posture for France that he justified on the grounds that by fashioning a threat of nuclear retaliation against any target on the globe, France could avoid involvement in conflicts among nuclear superpowers and hence establish and maintain independence of action toward them. 2, record 5, English, - all%2Dround%20deterrent%20strategy
Record 5, Key term(s)
- all-horizons deterrence
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dissuasion tous azimuts
1, record 5, French, dissuasion%20tous%20azimuts
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dissuasion "tous azimuts" signifiait que la France n'avait pas d'ennemi désigné et que sa politique extérieure devait être une neutralité armée. 2, record 5, French, - dissuasion%20tous%20azimuts
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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