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HANDLE COMPLAINT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Communication and Information Management
- Rights and Freedoms
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- handle a complaint
1, record 1, English, handle%20a%20complaint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- process a complaint 2, record 1, English, process%20a%20complaint
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... support the OIC [Office of the Information Commissioner] in informing both complainants and institutions to increase efficiency in handling complaints and prevent future backlog. 3, record 1, English, - handle%20a%20complaint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
- Droits et libertés
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traiter une plainte
1, record 1, French, traiter%20une%20plainte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] aidant le Commissariat [à l'information du Canada] à communiquer des renseignements aux plaignants et aux institutions, afin de traiter les plaintes avec plus d’efficacité et d’éviter tout nouvel arriéré. 2, record 1, French, - traiter%20une%20plainte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-06-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- full inquiry
1, record 2, English, full%20inquiry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Council may handle the complaint in a variety of ways, from asking the judge to respond to the complaint, to holding a full inquiry into the matter. 1, record 2, English, - full%20inquiry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enquête approfondie
1, record 2, French, enqu%C3%AAte%20approfondie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le Conseil] peut, par exemple, demander au juge de répondre à la plainte ou tenir une enquête approfondie sur l’affaire. 1, record 2, French, - enqu%C3%AAte%20approfondie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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