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LIFE-TERMINATING ACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Ethics and Morals
- Sociology of Medicine
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- life-ending act without explicit request
1, record 1, English, life%2Dending%20act%20without%20explicit%20request
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LAWER 1, record 1, English, LAWER
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- life-terminating act without the patient's explicit request 2, record 1, English, life%2Dterminating%20act%20without%20the%20patient%27s%20explicit%20request
correct
- LAWER 2, record 1, English, LAWER
correct
- LAWER 2, record 1, English, LAWER
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the empirical studies, a death is classified as LAWER [life-ending act without explicit request] if the physician checks boxes denoting that (1) drugs were administered with the explicit intention of shortening the patient’s life and (2) the patient did not explicitly request this ... 3, record 1, English, - life%2Dending%20act%20without%20explicit%20request
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Éthique et Morale
- Sociologie de la médecine
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acte entraînant la mort sans demande expresse du patient
1, record 1, French, acte%20entra%C3%AEnant%20la%20mort%20sans%20demande%20expresse%20du%20patient
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- acte causant la mort sans demande expresse du patient 2, record 1, French, acte%20causant%20la%20mort%20sans%20demande%20expresse%20du%20patient
correct, masculine noun
- acte mettant fin à la vie sans demande explicite du patient 2, record 1, French, acte%20mettant%20fin%20%C3%A0%20la%20vie%20sans%20demande%20explicite%20du%20patient
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- life-terminating act
1, record 2, English, life%2Dterminating%20act
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acte causant la mort
1, record 2, French, acte%20causant%20la%20mort
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- acte provoquant la mort 1, record 2, French, acte%20provoquant%20la%20mort
correct, masculine noun
- acte donnant la mort 2, record 2, French, acte%20donnant%20la%20mort
correct, masculine noun
- acte entraînant la mort 2, record 2, French, acte%20entra%C3%AEnant%20la%20mort
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acte causant la mort; acte provoquant la mort : termes tirés du Mini-lexique des infractions contre l’ordre public et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 2, French, - acte%20causant%20la%20mort
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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