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Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Military Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wilfully
1, record 1, English, wilfully
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The word "wilfully" in paragraph 100(b) of the National Defence Act signifies that the alleged offender knew what he was doing, intended to do what he did, and was not acting under compulsion. 1, record 1, English, - wilfully
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droit militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- volontairement
1, record 1, French, volontairement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mot «volontairement», à l'alinéa 100b) de la Loi sur la défense nationale, signifie que l'inculpé savait ce qu'il faisait et qu'il agissait intentionnellement et non par contrainte. 1, record 1, French, - volontairement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- consent
1, record 2, English, consent
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contract based on a special relationship of trust between the care-giver and the recipient of care. 2, record 2, English, - consent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The patient must consent in a free and voluntary manner. He must be in a position to choose between consent and refusal without any feeling of constraint. Similarly, a consent given under compulsion, duress or fraudulent misrepresentation would be no consent at all. 3, record 2, English, - consent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- consentement
1, record 2, French, consentement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En médecine, acte autorisant le médecin à mettre en œuvre un traitement spécifique qu'il a, au préalable, expliqué au patient. 2, record 2, French, - consentement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Engelhart, de son côté, définit le consentement comme une procédure de négociation. La relation entre le patient et le médecin est tissée d'attentes (la confidence, la confiance), de permissions (être touché, faire l'objet d'exploration physique) dans un but commun et compris de chacun. 3, record 2, French, - consentement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Derecho de salud
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- consentimiento
1, record 2, Spanish, consentimiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-05-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- voluntary consent
1, record 3, English, voluntary%20consent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- free consent 2, record 3, English, free%20consent
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... consent ... that was not obtained through coercion or undue influence, or misrepresentation as to the nature of the treatment. 3, record 3, English, - voluntary%20consent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Voluntary Consent. Always patients must be free to consent to or refuse treatment, free of any suggestion of duress or coercion. Consent obtained under any suggestion of compulsion either by the action or words of the doctor or others may be no consent at all and therefore may be successfully repudiated. 4, record 3, English, - voluntary%20consent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- consentement libre
1, record 3, French, consentement%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Consentement [...] obtenu en l'absence de contrainte physique, morale, intellectuelle ou circonstancielle. 2, record 3, French, - consentement%20libre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe un consentement libre lorsque la personne agit de son plein gré, sans crainte ni menace de pression d'aucune sorte. 3, record 3, French, - consentement%20libre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de salud
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- consentimiento libre
1, record 3, Spanish, consentimiento%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- consentimiento voluntario 2, record 3, Spanish, consentimiento%20voluntario
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Decálogo de normas a las cuales los médicos deberán adherirse cuando realicen investigación con seres humanos, la primera de las cuales se refiere al consentimiento voluntario de los participantes. [...] Para que el consentimiento sea válido, el individuo debe ser competente para la toma de decisiones y su consentimiento debe ser voluntario. 2, record 3, Spanish, - consentimiento%20libre
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-05-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- compulsion by threats
1, record 4, English, compulsion%20by%20threats
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person who commits an offence under compulsion by threats of immediate death or bodily harm from a person who is present when the offence is committed is excused for committing the offence if the person believes that the threats will be carried out and if the person is not a party to a conspiracy or association whereby the person is subject to compulsion... 2, record 4, English, - compulsion%20by%20threats
Record 4, Key term(s)
- compulsion by threat
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- contrainte par menaces
1, record 4, French, contrainte%20par%20menaces
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une personne qui commet une infraction, sous l'effet de la contrainte exercée par des menaces de mort immédiate ou de lésions corporelles de la part d'une personne présente lorsque l'infraction est commise, est excusée, d'avoir commis l'infraction si elle croit que les menaces seront mises à exécution et si elle ne participe pas à aucun complot ou aucune association par laquelle elle est soumise à la contrainte [...] 2, record 4, French, - contrainte%20par%20menaces
Record 4, Key term(s)
- contrainte par menace
- contrainte exercée par menaces
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-01-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Econometrics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- liquidity schedule
1, record 5, English, liquidity%20schedule
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The opposite "classical" or "monetarist" case, equally extreme, occurs when the liquidity schedule is practically vertical, so that each unit of M is under a strong compulsion to circulate at a constant velocity(...) 1, record 5, English, - liquidity%20schedule
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Économétrie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- courbe de liquidité 1, record 5, French, courbe%20de%20liquidit%C3%A9
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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