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HARD LABOUR [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- keep one’s nose to the grindstone
1, record 1, English, keep%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20nose%20to%20the%20grindstone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- put one’s nose to the grindstone 2, record 1, English, put%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20nose%20to%20the%20grindstone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Keep(oneself or another) continually engaged in hard and monotonous labour. 3, record 1, English, - keep%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20nose%20to%20the%20grindstone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... So the grandson ... put his nose to the grindstone. 4, record 1, English, - keep%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20nose%20to%20the%20grindstone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- travailler d'arrache-pied
1, record 1, French, travailler%20d%27arrache%2Dpied
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Travailler] sans désemparer, en soutenant un effort pénible. 2, record 1, French, - travailler%20d%27arrache%2Dpied
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] son père et elle ont dû travailler d'arrache-pied pour faire croître l'entreprise. 3, record 1, French, - travailler%20d%27arrache%2Dpied
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- covenant marriage
1, record 2, English, covenant%20marriage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optional form of marriage which is harder to enter and harder to leave than the usual sort. It requires pre-marital counselling, and it allows divorce only under tight conditions : abandonment, two years separation, adultery, physical or sexual abuse, or if a spouse gets sentenced in court to hard labour or death. Concept passed into law in Louisiana on August 15, 1997. 2, record 2, English, - covenant%20marriage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mariage covenant
1, record 2, French, mariage%20covenant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un mariage covenant entre un homme et une femme, certains principes essentiels sont indispensables et intégrés à cette relation en raison de la nature même des deux sexes, que l'on qualifie parfois de genres, en présence. Il n'existe que deux genres hétérosexuels, l'homme et la femme, et non pas trois ou cinq. 1, record 2, French, - mariage%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «covenant de droit» (covenant in law). 2, record 2, French, - mariage%20covenant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hard labour
1, record 3, English, hard%20labour
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- forced labour 1, record 3, English, forced%20labour
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English expressions are always used in singular although, the French and Spanish expressions are usually used in plural. 2, record 3, English, - hard%20labour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hard labour and forced labour : Expressions reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 2, record 3, English, - hard%20labour
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- travaux forcés
1, record 3, French, travaux%20forc%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- travail forcé
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- trabajos forzados
1, record 3, Spanish, trabajos%20forzados
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trabajos [...] que efectúan los delincuentes condenados a penas graves, generalmente deportados a colonias o lugares más o menos inhóspitos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - trabajos%20forzados
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trabajos forzados: Se trata de tareas duras, frecuentemente de obras públicas. Una forma típica del trabajo forzado y cruel era la pena de galeras. De ese concepto de los trabajos forzados todavía quedan residuos en el mundo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - trabajos%20forzados
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
trabajos forzados: Expresión y contexto reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 3, Spanish, - trabajos%20forzados
Record 3, Key term(s)
- trabajo forzado
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-09-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Agricultural Economics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- minifundio
1, record 4, English, minifundio
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rural peoples [of Ecuador] lead lives characterized by poverty and hard labour. Some of them own small patches of land, or minifundios, the products of which are insufficient even for subsistence. 2, record 4, English, - minifundio
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économie agricole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- microfundium
1, record 4, French, microfundium
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-11-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- with or without hard labour 1, record 5, English, with%20or%20without%20hard%20labour
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- avec ou sans travaux forcés 1, record 5, French, avec%20ou%20sans%20travaux%20forc%C3%A9s
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-07-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- imprisonment with hard labour
1, record 6, English, imprisonment%20with%20hard%20labour
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fugitive Offenders Act. 2, record 6, English, - imprisonment%20with%20hard%20labour
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- emprisonnement avec travaux forcés
1, record 6, French, emprisonnement%20avec%20travaux%20forc%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi sur les criminels fugitifs. 2, record 6, French, - emprisonnement%20avec%20travaux%20forc%C3%A9s
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-07-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- commutation of hard labour 1, record 7, English, commutation%20of%20hard%20labour
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rachat du travail forcé
1, record 7, French, rachat%20du%20travail%20forc%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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