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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stalemate rule
1, record 1, English, stalemate%20rule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It should be noted that the phrase "contributory negligence" was nowhere mentioned by the court, but this case is, nevertheless, thought to be the origin of the "stalemate rule".... The theory, according to Viscount Simon was that "where a man is part author of his own injury, he cannot call on the other party to compensate him in full". 2, record 1, English, - stalemate%20rule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle du pat
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20du%20pat
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il convient de signaler que le tribunal n'a jamais employé les mots «négligence de la victime» («contributory negligence») mais on estime néanmoins que la «règle du pat» («stalemate rule») a son origine dans cette affaire. [...] Selon cette conception, au dire du vicomte Simon, «lorsqu'un homme a contribué en partie à ses propres blessures, il ne peut pas demander à l'autre partie de le dédommager complètement». 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20pat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
règle du pat : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20pat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hit-and-run victim
1, record 2, English, hit%2Dand%2Drun%20victim
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A police officer responding to an emergency call of a man struck by a car accidentally ran over the victim with his cruisor... 2, record 2, English, - hit%2Dand%2Drun%20victim
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- victime de délit de fuite
1, record 2, French, victime%20de%20d%C3%A9lit%20de%20fuite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Criminology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- distraction robber
1, record 3, English, distraction%20robber
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Police in Irvine are hoping new surveillance video will lead them to a man they call a "distraction" robber. There could be other suspects. 2, record 3, English, - distraction%20robber
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One Ottawa convenience store owner is warning others about "distraction" robberies where people preoccupy a store clerk while others steal goods ...The video shows one group distracting the store clerk, security guards and customers while three women can be seen sneaking into the back and cutting open locks on the store’s safe. 3, record 3, English, - distraction%20robber
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Criminologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- voleur par diversion
1, record 3, French, voleur%20par%20diversion
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- voleur par distraction 1, record 3, French, voleur%20par%20distraction
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individu ayant cherché à distraire un commis d'un magasin avec l'aide de son complice pour voler ses biens, en utilisant des manœuvres visant à détourner l'attention du commis ou du propriétaire des biens dépouillés pendant la perpétration de cette infraction criminelle. 1, record 3, French, - voleur%20par%20diversion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-09-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Photography
- Cinematography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- time-lapse photography
1, record 4, English, time%2Dlapse%20photography
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- time lapse photography 2, record 4, English, time%20lapse%20photography
correct
- chronophotography 3, record 4, English, chronophotography
correct, see observation, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique of taking a series of photographs by either a still or a cine camera at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly with time, such as the growth history of plants, time and motion studies, records of air pollution by smoke, movement of clouds, and other flow patterns, progress of corrosion, etc. 4, record 4, English, - time%2Dlapse%20photography
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A typical speed might be 1 frame every 30 seconds so that 24 hours of real time would be compressed, when projected, into 2 minutes of film time. 5, record 4, English, - time%2Dlapse%20photography
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As film speeds improved, first came chronophotography, what we might call time-lapse photography today, the study of movement in man and animals. 3, record 4, English, - time%2Dlapse%20photography
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>. 6, record 4, English, - time%2Dlapse%20photography
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Photographie
- Cinématographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- photographie à intervalle
1, record 4, French, photographie%20%C3%A0%20intervalle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- chronophotographie 2, record 4, French, chronophotographie
correct, see observation, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui consiste à prendre une série de prises de vues à intervalles pré-réglés avec un appareil-photo ou une caméra afin d'enregistrer la chronologie de certains sujets tels que la croissance d'une plante, les études portant sur le temps et le mouvement, la constitution de dossiers sur la pollution engendrée par la fumée, le mouvement des systèmes atmosphériques, la progression de la rouille, etc. 3, record 4, French, - photographie%20%C3%A0%20intervalle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chronophotographie : Procédé imaginé par Marey pour étudier les mouvements rapides (vol des oiseaux, etc.) au moyen d'une succession de photographies. 2, record 4, French, - photographie%20%C3%A0%20intervalle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La projection des images prises à intervalle permet un visionnement en accéléré au moment de la projection. 3, record 4, French, - photographie%20%C3%A0%20intervalle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-05-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Criminal Psychology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- serial killer
1, record 5, English, serial%20killer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- serial murderer 2, record 5, English, serial%20murderer
correct
- repeat murderer 3, record 5, English, repeat%20murderer
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who commits a series of similar murders with no apparent motive. 4, record 5, English, - serial%20killer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] man was discussing what the Brits called crimes in series-a series of rapes, burglaries, arsons, murders. That seemed a highly appropriate way of characterizing the killings of those who do one murder, then another and another in a fairly repetitive was.... After a murder, the serial murderer thinks of how the crime could have been bettered.... When he follows this sort of train of thought, his mind jumps ahead to how he can kill more nearly perfectly the next time; there's an improvement continuum.... Serial killers... are obsessed with a fantasy, and they have what we must call nonfulfilled experiences that become part of the fantasy and push them on toward the next killing. 5, record 5, English, - serial%20killer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
serial killer: Term coined by former FBI detective Robert Ressler. 6, record 5, English, - serial%20killer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Psychologie criminelle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tueur en série
1, record 5, French, tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tueur sériel 2, record 5, French, tueur%20s%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui commet plusieurs meurtres successifs, généralement, dans des circonstances analogues. 3, record 5, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contrairement au meurtrier de masse, qui ne frappe généralement qu'une seule fois au cours de sa vie, mais de façon spectaculaire, le tueur en série tue tant et aussi longtemps qu'il n'est pas appréhendé. 2, record 5, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "tueur en série" a été également retrouvé dans la base de données AGRA et dans l'Actualité Québec. 4, record 5, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En français, le complément de TUEUR précise généralement le type de victimes visées : tueur d'enfants, tueur de femmes, etc. 3, record 5, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record 5, Key term(s)
- auteur de meurtres à répétition
- multi-assassin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
- Psicología criminal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- asesino múltiple
1, record 5, Spanish, asesino%20m%C3%BAltiple
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-01-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Annuities (Insurance)
- Employment Benefits
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- implicit rent
1, record 6, English, implicit%20rent
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sometimes economists call rent paid by a man to himself "implicit"... Very clearly, implicit rent is as much part of long-run competitive costs as are any other costs... 1, record 6, English, - implicit%20rent
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Rentes (Assurances)
- Avantages sociaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- rente implicite
1, record 6, French, rente%20implicite
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- loyer implicite 1, record 6, French, loyer%20implicite
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anualidades (Seguros)
- Beneficios sociales
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- renta implícita
1, record 6, Spanish, renta%20impl%C3%ADcita
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- alquiler implícito 1, record 6, Spanish, alquiler%20impl%C3%ADcito
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-05-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting Services
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- volunteer fireman
1, record 7, English, volunteer%20fireman
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- volunteer 2, record 7, English, volunteer
correct, noun
- volunteer fire fighter 3, record 7, English, volunteer%20fire%20fighter
correct
- volunteer firefighter 4, record 7, English, volunteer%20firefighter
correct
- vamp 5, record 7, English, vamp
correct, see observation, United States
- voluntary fire-man 6, record 7, English, voluntary%20fire%2Dman
- call man 3, record 7, English, call%20man
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A regularly enrolled firefighter in a community fire service who contributes his time to fire protection and suppression activities without pay, except for workman’s compensation or other injury or death benefits. 7, record 7, English, - volunteer%20fireman
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vamp: colloquial. 7, record 7, English, - volunteer%20fireman
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Service d'incendie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- sapeur-pompier volontaire
1, record 7, French, sapeur%2Dpompier%20volontaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- sapeur-pompier non professionnel 2, record 7, French, sapeur%2Dpompier%20non%20professionnel
correct, masculine noun
- pompier volontaire 3, record 7, French, pompier%20volontaire
correct, masculine noun
- pompier bénévole 3, record 7, French, pompier%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9vole
avoid, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pompier dûment enrôlé, mais ne touchant aucune rémunération pour les heures passées en service. Il a cependant droit à l'assurance contre les accidents du travail, aux indemnités pour incapacité et aux indemnités de décès. 4, record 7, French, - sapeur%2Dpompier%20volontaire
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les corps des sapeurs-pompiers communaux ou départementaux. (...) Près de 17 000 sapeurs-pompiers professionnels et 202 000 volontaires, répartis dans 11 676 corps professionnels, volontaires ou mixtes, veillaient en 1984 sur le patrimoine national en dehors des secteurs confiés aux militaires à Paris et à Marseille. 5, record 7, French, - sapeur%2Dpompier%20volontaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting Services
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- call firefighter
1, record 8, English, call%20firefighter
correct, United States
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- retained fireman 1, record 8, English, retained%20fireman
correct, Great Britain
- call man 1, record 8, English, call%20man
correct
- retained firefighter 1, record 8, English, retained%20firefighter
correct, Great Britain
- paid-volunteer 2, record 8, English, paid%2Dvolunteer
- paid-on-call 2, record 8, English, paid%2Don%2Dcall
noun
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A firefighter who regularly follows another occupation but responds to a fire emergency when called by radio, telephone, siren, or house bells. 1, record 8, English, - call%20firefighter
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A call firefighter may be paid at an hourly rate for the time spent on the fireground or a flat fee per response. 1, record 8, English, - call%20firefighter
Record 8, Key term(s)
- call fire fighter
- retained fire fighter
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Service d'incendie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pompier volontaire payé
1, record 8, French, pompier%20volontaire%20pay%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1983-09-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Language
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- before 1, record 9, English, before
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
..., and I dare say doesn’t call on any man unless he knew something of him before... 1, record 9, English, - before
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] qui j'en réponds, n'ira pas trouver chez lui un étudiant à moins qu'il ne le connaisse déjà un peu (Faux amis, 301). 1, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9j%C3%A0
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1983-08-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- explicit rent
1, record 10, English, explicit%20rent
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes economists call rent paid by a man to himself "implicit" rather than "explicit" rent. 1, record 10, English, - explicit%20rent
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- rente explicite 1, record 10, French, rente%20explicite
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- call man 1, record 11, English, call%20man
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- surnuméraire 1, record 11, French, surnum%C3%A9raire
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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