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LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOREIGN OFFENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal description of the foreign offence
1, record 1, English, legal%20description%20of%20the%20foreign%20offence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... officers should use their best efforts to obtain a legal description of the foreign offence. 2, record 1, English, - legal%20description%20of%20the%20foreign%20offence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 3, record 1, English, - legal%20description%20of%20the%20foreign%20offence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- description juridique du délit commis à l'étranger
1, record 1, French, description%20juridique%20du%20d%C3%A9lit%20commis%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- description légale de l'infraction commise à l'étranger 2, record 1, French, description%20l%C3%A9gale%20de%20l%27infraction%20commise%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les agents doivent faire de leur mieux pour obtenir une description légale de l'infraction commise à l'étranger. 2, record 1, French, - description%20juridique%20du%20d%C3%A9lit%20commis%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
description juridique du délit commis à l'étranger : terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 3, record 1, French, - description%20juridique%20du%20d%C3%A9lit%20commis%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tranger
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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