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INSTIGATOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instigator 1, record 1, English, instigator
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instigateur
1, record 1, French, instigateur
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fauteur 1, record 1, French, fauteur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instigator of a rebellion: instigateur d'une rébellion 1, record 1, French, - instigateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- instigador
1, record 1, Spanish, instigador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- causal source
1, record 2, English, causal%20source
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The person or event that is viewed as the instigator of an action or a series of actions. Internal attribution places the causal source in the actor; external attribution places the causal source in the situation. 1, record 2, English, - causal%20source
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- source causale
1, record 2, French, source%20causale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne ou événement perçu comme instigateur d'une action ou d'une série d'actions. L'attribution interne situe la source causale chez l'acteur; l'attribution externe la place dans la situation. 1, record 2, French, - source%20causale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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