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CAPITAL MURDER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-capital murder
1, record 1, English, non%2Dcapital%20murder
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the crime of murder was divided into "capital murder" and "non-capital murder". Capital murder, generally speaking, is murder that is planned and deliberate; murder committed in the course of certain crimes of violence by the direct intervention or upon the counselling of the accused; and murder of a police officer or prison warden, acting in the course of duty, resulting from such direct intervention or counselling. All other murders are non-capital. 2, record 1, English, - non%2Dcapital%20murder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A classification formerly used in the Criminal Code. 3, record 1, English, - non%2Dcapital%20murder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See now SECOND DEGREE MURDER 4, record 1, English, - non%2Dcapital%20murder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- meurtre non passible de la peine de mort
1, record 1, French, meurtre%20non%20passible%20de%20la%20peine%20de%20mort
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- meurtre non qualifié 2, record 1, French, meurtre%20non%20qualifi%C3%A9
federal act, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le crime de meurtre fut classé en deux catégories, soit le «meurtre qualifié» et le «meurtre non qualifié». De façon générale, le meurtre qualifié est un meurtre prémédité et commis de propos délibéré; le meurtre commis à l'occasion de certains crimes avec violence, par l'intervention directe ou sur les conseils de l'accusé; et le meurtre d'un agent de police ou d'un garde de prison dans l'exercice de ses fonctions, meurtre résultant d'une telle intervention directe ou de tels conseils. Tous les autres meurtres sont des meurtres non qualifiés. 3, record 1, French, - meurtre%20non%20passible%20de%20la%20peine%20de%20mort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une classification anciennement utilisée dans le Code criminel. 1, record 1, French, - meurtre%20non%20passible%20de%20la%20peine%20de%20mort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- capital murder
1, record 2, English, capital%20murder
correct, federal act
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Murder is capital murder, in respect of any person, where such person by his own act caused or assisted in causing the death of(a) a police officer, police constable, constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, sheriff's officer or other person employed for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace, acting in the course of his duties, or(b) a warden, deputy warden, instructor, keeper, gaoler, guard or other officer or permanent employee of a prison, acting in the course of his duties, or counselled or procured another person to do any act causing or assisting in causing the death. 2, record 2, English, - capital%20murder
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A classification formerly used in the Criminal Code ... 3, record 2, English, - capital%20murder
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
capital offence: A criminal offence punishable by death. 4, record 2, English, - capital%20murder
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- meurtre qualifié
1, record 2, French, meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
correct, federal act, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le meurtre est dit qualifié, à l'égard de toute personne, lorsque cette personne par son propre fait a causé ou aidé à causer la mort a) d'un officier de police, d'un agent de police, d'un constable, d'un shérif, d'un shérif adjoint, d'un officer de shérif ou d'une autre personne employée à la préservation et au maintien de la paix publique, agissant dans l'exercice de ses fonctions, ou b) d'un directeur, d'un sous-directeur, d'un instructeur, d'un gardien, d'un geôlier, d'un garde ou d'un autre fonctionnaire ou employé permanent d'une prison, agissant dans l'exercice de ses fonctions, ou a conseillé à une autre personne de commettre un acte quelconque qui cause ou aide à causer la mort, ou a incité cette autre personne à commettre un tel acte. 2, record 2, French, - meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Même si l'expression «meurtre qualifié» ne figure dans aucun dictionnaire, il semble qu'on puisse l'admettre par analogie avec les expressions «vol qualifié, crime qualifié», lorsqu'il s'agit d'un meurtre commis dans des circonstances aggravantes. 3, record 2, French, - meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une classification anciennement utilisée dans le code criminel. 4, record 2, French, - meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-02-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
- Sentencing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- death penalty
1, record 3, English, death%20penalty
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- capital punishment 2, record 3, English, capital%20punishment
correct
- punishment of death 3, record 3, English, punishment%20of%20death
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. 4, record 3, English, - death%20penalty
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Capital punishment is the lawful infliction of death as a punishment and since ancient times it has been used for a wide variety of offences. The Bible prescribes death for murder and many other crimes including kidnapping and witchcraft. 5, record 3, English, - death%20penalty
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
- Peines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- peine de mort
1, record 3, French, peine%20de%20mort
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- peine capitale 2, record 3, French, peine%20capitale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La peine de mort ou peine capitale est une sentence appliquée par le pouvoir judiciaire consistant à retirer légalement la vie à une personne ayant été reconnue coupable d'une infraction qualifiée de «crime capital». La peine capitale est prononcée par l'institution judiciaire à l'issue d'un procès. 3, record 3, French, - peine%20de%20mort
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración penitenciaria
- Penas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pena capital
1, record 3, Spanish, pena%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- pena de muerte 1, record 3, Spanish, pena%20de%20muerte
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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