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CAPITAL OFFENCE [2 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
- capital murder
1, record 1, English, capital%20murder
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - capital%20murder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A classification formerly used in the Criminal Code ... 3, record 1, English, - capital%20murder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
capital offence : A criminal offence punishable by death. 4, record 1, English, - capital%20murder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- meurtre qualifié
1, record 1, French, meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
correct, federal act, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une classification anciennement utilisée dans le code criminel. 4, record 1, French, - meurtre%20qualifi%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- capital crime
1, record 2, English, capital%20crime
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- offence punishable by death 2, record 2, English, offence%20punishable%20by%20death
correct
- capital offense 3, record 2, English, capital%20offense
correct, United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One in or for which death penalty may, but need not necessarily, be inflicted. 4, record 2, English, - capital%20crime
Record 2, Key term(s)
- capital offence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crime capital
1, record 2, French, crime%20capital
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- infraction punissable de la peine de mort 2, record 2, French, infraction%20punissable%20de%20la%20peine%20de%20mort
feminine noun, Canada
- crime punissable de mort 2, record 2, French, crime%20punissable%20de%20mort
masculine noun, Canada
- crime punissable de la peine de mort 2, record 2, French, crime%20punissable%20de%20la%20peine%20de%20mort
masculine noun, Canada
- infraction punissable de mort 3, record 2, French, infraction%20punissable%20de%20mort
masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crime qui mérite la peine capitale, celle qui comporte la perte de la vie ou la mort civile. 1, record 2, French, - crime%20capital
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- delito punible con la pena de muerte
1, record 2, Spanish, delito%20punible%20con%20la%20pena%20de%20muerte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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