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LEGAL GUARDIAN CHILD [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- international child abduction
1, record 1, English, international%20child%20abduction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An international child abduction occurs when a parent, guardian or other person with lawful care or charge of a child removes that child from Canada, or retains that child outside Canada, without either the legal authority or permission of a parent who has full or joint custody rights. 2, record 1, English, - international%20child%20abduction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enlèvement international d'enfants
1, record 1, French, enl%C3%A8vement%20international%20d%27enfants
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’enlèvement international d’un enfant se produit lorsque la mère, le père, le tuteur ou une autre personne ayant la garde ou la charge légale d’un enfant l’emmène ou le retient à l’extérieur du Canada, sans une autorisation légale ou la permission du parent qui a la garde exclusive ou partagée de l’enfant. 2, record 1, French, - enl%C3%A8vement%20international%20d%27enfants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enlèvement international d'enfants : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de la garde des enfants et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 1, French, - enl%C3%A8vement%20international%20d%27enfants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
- Health Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- duty to provide the necessaries of life
1, record 2, English, duty%20to%20provide%20the%20necessaries%20of%20life
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- duty to provide necessaries of life 2, record 2, English, duty%20to%20provide%20necessaries%20of%20life
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- duty to provide necessaries 3, record 2, English, duty%20to%20provide%20necessaries
correct
- duty to provide the necessities of life 4, record 2, English, duty%20to%20provide%20the%20necessities%20of%20life
correct
- duty to provide necessities of life 5, record 2, English, duty%20to%20provide%20necessities%20of%20life
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every one is under a legal duty(a) as a parent, foster parent, guardian or head of a family, to provide necessaries of life for a child under the age of sixteen years;(b) to provide necessaries of life to their spouse or common-law partner; and(c) to provide necessaries of life to a person under his charge if that person(i) is unable, by reason of detention, age, illness, mental disorder or other cause, to withdraw himself from that charge, and(ii) is unable to provide himself with necessaries of life. 2, record 2, English, - duty%20to%20provide%20the%20necessaries%20of%20life
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Neglect might be a contravention of the Criminal Code section that imposes a duty to provide the necessities of life to a person under one’s charge if that person is unable by virtue of age, illness or any other cause to care for him or herself. 4, record 2, English, - duty%20to%20provide%20the%20necessaries%20of%20life
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Parents have a legal duty to provide necessities of life to their child under the age of 16 years. 5, record 2, English, - duty%20to%20provide%20the%20necessaries%20of%20life
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
An example of a legal duty that might lead to a charge of criminal negligence would be the duty to provide the necessaries of life imposed by the Criminal Code. 6, record 2, English, - duty%20to%20provide%20the%20necessaries%20of%20life
Record 2, Key term(s)
- duty to provide necessities
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit de la santé
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- obligation de fournir les choses nécessaires à l'existence
1, record 2, French, obligation%20de%20fournir%20les%20choses%20n%C3%A9cessaires%20%C3%A0%20l%27existence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- devoir de fournir les choses nécessaires à l'existence 2, record 2, French, devoir%20de%20fournir%20les%20choses%20n%C3%A9cessaires%20%C3%A0%20l%27existence
correct, masculine noun
- obligation de fournir les choses nécessaires à la vie 3, record 2, French, obligation%20de%20fournir%20les%20choses%20n%C3%A9cessaires%20%C3%A0%20la%20vie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'article 215 [du Code criminel] impose aux parents ou aux gardiens l'obligation de fournir les choses nécessaires à l'existence des enfants de moins de 16 ans. 4, record 2, French, - obligation%20de%20fournir%20les%20choses%20n%C3%A9cessaires%20%C3%A0%20l%27existence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La jurisprudence a interprété [l'article 215 du Code criminel] comme susceptible de s'appliquer à la situation où un membre du personnel médical néglige ou refuse de fournir des soins médicaux à une personne, à condition que toutes les autres conditions de l'infraction soient également remplie, notamment que cette personne soit inapte à prendre soin d'elle-même. Le médecin qui négligerait d'administrer un traitement à une personne inconsciente pourrait donc, dans certaines circonstances, être passible de poursuites [...] 3, record 2, French, - obligation%20de%20fournir%20les%20choses%20n%C3%A9cessaires%20%C3%A0%20l%27existence
Record 2, Key term(s)
- devoir de fournir les choses nécessaires
- obligation de fournir les choses nécessaires
- devoir de fournir les choses nécessaires à la vie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-05-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pricing (Air Transport)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legal guardian of a child 1, record 3, English, legal%20guardian%20of%20a%20child
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tarifs voyageurs; Fcm1; Expression utilisée dans: Tarif 1, CTC 153 21e mise à jour de la page 9, oct. 77. 1, record 3, English, - legal%20guardian%20of%20a%20child
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tarification (Transport aérien)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- personne ayant légalement la charge des enfants 1, record 3, French, personne%20ayant%20l%C3%A9galement%20la%20charge%20des%20enfants
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fcm1; cm1, 05.78. 1, record 3, French, - personne%20ayant%20l%C3%A9galement%20la%20charge%20des%20enfants
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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