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ENGAGED EXPLICIT SEXUAL ACTIVITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Photography
- Sexology
- Penal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intimate image
1, record 1, English, intimate%20image
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In [the Criminal Code], intimate image means a visual recording of a person made by any means including a photographic, film or video recording,(a) in which the person is nude, is exposing his or her genital organs or anal region or her breasts or is engaged in explicit sexual activity;(b) in respect of which, at the time of the recording, there were circumstances that gave rise to a reasonable expectation of privacy; and(c) in respect of which the person depicted retains a reasonable expectation of privacy at the time the offence is committed. 2, record 1, English, - intimate%20image
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Photographie
- Sexologie
- Droit pénal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- image intime
1, record 1, French, image%20intime
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans le Code criminel], image intime s'entend d'un enregistrement visuel — photographique, filmé, vidéo ou autre — d'une personne, réalisé par tout moyen, où celle-ci : a) y figure nue, exposant ses seins, ses organes génitaux ou sa région anale ou se livrant à une activité sexuelle explicite; b) se trouvait, lors de la réalisation de cet enregistrement, dans des circonstances pour lesquelles il existe une attente raisonnable de protection en matière de vie privée; c) a toujours cette attente raisonnable de protection en matière de vie privée à l'égard de l'enregistrement au moment de la perpétration de l'infraction. 2, record 1, French, - image%20intime
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image intime : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Violence faite aux femmes» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 1, French, - image%20intime
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- engaged in explicit sexual activity
1, record 2, English, engaged%20in%20explicit%20sexual%20activity
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every one commits an offence who, surreptitiously, observes [someone] in a place in which a person can reasonably be expected to be... engaged in explicit sexual activity... 2, record 2, English, - engaged%20in%20explicit%20sexual%20activity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- se livrer à une activité sexuelle explicite
1, record 2, French, se%20livrer%20%C3%A0%20une%20activit%C3%A9%20sexuelle%20explicite
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Commet une infraction quiconque, subrepticement, observe, [quelqu'un] dans un lieu où il est raisonnable de s'attendre à ce qu'une personne [...] se livre à une activité sexuelle explicite [...] 2, record 2, French, - se%20livrer%20%C3%A0%20une%20activit%C3%A9%20sexuelle%20explicite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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