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HARASSING CALL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- harassing telephone call
1, record 1, English, harassing%20telephone%20call
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appel téléphonique harcelant
1, record 1, French, appel%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phonique%20harcelant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appel téléphonique harcelant : terme tiré du Mini-lexique sur la violence familiale et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 1, French, - appel%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phonique%20harcelant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Social Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cause stalking
1, record 2, English, cause%20stalking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cause stalking is the organized, wide-spread stalking of an individual because he or she has a different lifestyle, political stance or a different moral belief system then their stalkers. 2, record 2, English, - cause%20stalking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cause stalking is an alternate term for what some multi stalking targets call “organized stalking” or “gang stalking. ” It is specialized groups of people who think they are supporting some cause, but are more interested in harassing targets designated by their leaders. 3, record 2, English, - cause%20stalking
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cause-stalking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- affaire de traque
1, record 2, French, affaire%20de%20traque
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de poursuite incessante organisée tendant à harceler des individus ou des groupes qui vivent autrement leur existence ou qui supportent une cause déterminée. 2, record 2, French, - affaire%20de%20traque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-08-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crank call
1, record 3, English, crank%20call
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- annoyance call 2, record 3, English, annoyance%20call
correct
- harassing call 3, record 3, English, harassing%20call
correct
- nuisance call 3, record 3, English, nuisance%20call
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An increase in strange telephone calls (crank calls, wrong numbers, silent calls) is reason to call RCMP. 1, record 3, English, - crank%20call
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appel importun
1, record 3, French, appel%20importun
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- appel malveillant 2, record 3, French, appel%20malveillant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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