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PEACE FEAR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Peace-Keeping Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unlawful assembly
1, record 1, English, unlawful%20assembly
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An unlawful assembly is an assembly of three or more persons who, with intent to carry out any common purpose, assemble in such a manner or so conduct themselves when they are assembled as to cause persons in the neighbourhood of the assembly to fear, on reasonable grounds, that they(a) will disturb the peace tumultuously; or(b) will by that assembly needlessly and without reasonable cause provoke other persons to disturb the peace tumultuously. 2, record 1, English, - unlawful%20assembly
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unlawful assembly : designation officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - unlawful%20assembly
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attroupement illégal
1, record 1, French, attroupement%20ill%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un attroupement illégal est la réunion de trois individus ou plus qui, dans l'intention d'atteindre un but commun, s'assemblent, ou une fois réunis se conduisent, de manière à faire craindre, pour des motifs raisonnables, à des personnes se trouvant dans le voisinage de l'attroupement : a) soit qu'ils ne troublent la paix tumultueusement; b) soit que, par cet attroupement, ils ne provoquent inutilement et sans cause raisonnable d'autres personnes à troubler tumultueusement la paix. 2, record 1, French, - attroupement%20ill%C3%A9gal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attroupement illégal : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - attroupement%20ill%C3%A9gal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asociación ilícita
1, record 1, Spanish, asociaci%C3%B3n%20il%C3%ADcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-08-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Military Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- freedom of return
1, record 2, English, freedom%20of%20return
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FOR 2, record 2, English, FOR
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certain pre-conditions for a free, fair, and democratic vote were outlined in the peace agreement : a politically neutral environment free from fear and intimidation; freedom of expression, association, and the press; freedom of movement; and freedom of return for displaced persons and refugees. 3, record 2, English, - freedom%20of%20return
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
freedom of return; FOR: designations standardized by NATO. 4, record 2, English, - freedom%20of%20return
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Administration militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- liberté de retour
1, record 2, French, libert%C3%A9%20de%20retour
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FOR 2, record 2, French, FOR
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liberté de retour; FOR : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 3, record 2, French, - libert%C3%A9%20de%20retour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
- Arms Control
- Diplomacy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- balance of fear
1, record 3, English, balance%20of%20fear
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- balance of terror 2, record 3, English, balance%20of%20terror
correct
- terror balance 3, record 3, English, terror%20balance
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concept ... to the effect that the international balance of powers today rests on the notion that the two major superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, both have at their disposal sufficient arsenals of modern weapons capable of exterminating each other several times over (overkill) in case either of them decided to upset the balance. 4, record 3, English, - balance%20of%20fear
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
balance of fear; balance of terror : terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 3, English, - balance%20of%20fear
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
- Contrôle des armements
- Diplomatie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- équilibre de la terreur
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20de%20la%20terreur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principe parfois invoqué par les gouvernements (dans une intention, louable en soi, d'apaisement de l'opinion publique) et selon lequel le rapport des forces en présence serait constant, entre les deux grandes puissances qui se disputent l'hégémonie mondiale; et ce, «quelles que soient les valeurs absolues» (celles-ci étant d'ailleurs en hausse indéfinie) des moyens de destruction dont ils disposent. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quilibre%20de%20la%20terreur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quilibre%20de%20la%20terreur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
- Control de armamentos
- Diplomacia
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- equilibrio del terror
1, record 3, Spanish, equilibrio%20del%20terror
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El equilibrio del terror [...] no se [logra] porque las fuerzas sean idénticas y se tengan respeto, [...] sino porque la capacidad de destrucción es total y, por consiguiente, el terror es lo que controla [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - equilibrio%20del%20terror
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-10-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- peace by fear
1, record 4, English, peace%20by%20fear
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- paix par la peur
1, record 4, French, paix%20par%20la%20peur
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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