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IMPULSE KILL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Offences and crimes
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- filicide
1, record 1, English, filicide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In his assessment of the Accused, and in an effort to determine the Accused's motive or impulse to kill in the commission of the offences, he employed the concept of filicide(i. e., the killing of children by their parents). 2, record 1, English, - filicide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Infractions et crimes
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filicide
1, record 1, French, filicide
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filicide : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - filicide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
- Energy (Physics)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thermal kill
1, record 2, English, thermal%20kill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The destruction of a target by heating it, using directed energy, to the degree that structural components fail. 2, record 2, English, - thermal%20kill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Laser can be used for two types of attack, thermal and impulse. In a thermal kill, the target is destroyed by a long dwell time of the laser and burning through it. 3, record 2, English, - thermal%20kill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
- Énergie (Physique)
- Masers et lasers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- destruction thermique
1, record 2, French, destruction%20thermique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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