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TERRORIST ACTION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disaster
1, record 1, English, disaster
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- catastrophe 2, record 1, English, catastrophe
correct, less frequent, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An event that results when a hazard impacts a vulnerable community in a way that exceeds or overwhelms the community’s ability to cope and may cause serious harm to the safety, health or welfare of people, or damage to property or the environment. 3, record 1, English, - disaster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A disaster may be triggered by a naturally occurring phenomenon that has its origins within the geophysical or biological environment or by human action or error, whether malicious or unintentional, including technological failures and terrorist acts. 3, record 1, English, - disaster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
disaster: term and definition standardized by Public Safety Canada and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 1, English, - disaster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
disaster; catastrophe: terms standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 5, record 1, English, - disaster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- catastrophe
1, record 1, French, catastrophe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sinistre 2, record 1, French, sinistre
correct, masculine noun, Quebec, standardized
- désastre 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sastre
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Événement qui se produit lorsque la manifestation d'un danger affecte une collectivité vulnérable d'une façon qui dépasse ou qui accable sa capacité à faire face à la situation et qui peut causer un préjudice grave à la sécurité, à la santé et au bien-être de la population, ou endommager les biens ou l'environnement. 4, record 1, French, - catastrophe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une catastrophe peut être provoquée par un phénomène naturel d'origine géophysique ou biologique ou découler d'une erreur ou d'une action humaine, intentionnelle ou non, telle que des pannes technologiques ou des actes terroristes. 4, record 1, French, - catastrophe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
catastrophe : terme et définition normalisés par Sécurité publique Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 5, record 1, French, - catastrophe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
catastrophe; sinistre : termes normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 6, record 1, French, - catastrophe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
- Gestión de emergencias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desastre
1, record 1, Spanish, desastre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- catástrofe 1, record 1, Spanish, cat%C3%A1strofe
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grave perturbación del funcionamiento de la sociedad, que causa amplias pérdidas humanas, materiales o medioambientales, que exceden la capacidad de la sociedad afectada para afrontarla utilizando sólo sus propios recursos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - desastre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los conceptos "catástrofe" [...] y "desastre", aunque suelen confundirse en el lenguaje coloquial, tienen significados diferentes. La catástrofe es un acontecimiento que, en un contexto preexistente de vulnerabilidad, puede actuar como desencadenante de un desastre, esto es, de un proceso de fuerte crisis y desestructuración socioeconómica con graves consecuencias en diversos planos (hambruna, miseria, epidemias, éxodo, etc.). La gravedad y el tipo de impacto que ocasiona el desastre depende, por supuesto, de la intensidad y características de la catástrofe que lo haya originado, pero tanto o más del grado de vulnerabilidad al que estuviera sometida la población afectada. 2, record 1, Spanish, - desastre
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-06-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Finance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering
1, record 2, English, Asia%2FPacific%20Group%20on%20Money%20Laundering
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- APG 1, record 2, English, APG
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The purpose of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering(APG) is to facilitate the adoption, effective implementation and enforcement of internationally accepted standards against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, in particular the Forty Recommendations and Nine Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering(FATF). 1, record 2, English, - Asia%2FPacific%20Group%20on%20Money%20Laundering
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Finances
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Groupe Asie-Pacifique sur le blanchiment d'argent
1, record 2, French, Groupe%20Asie%2DPacifique%20sur%20le%20blanchiment%20d%27argent
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- GAP 1, record 2, French, GAP
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En juin 2005, le Groupe d'action financière (GAFI) et le Groupe Asie-Pacifique sur le blanchiment d'argent (GAP) ont tenu leur première réunion Plénière conjointe à Singapour, dans le but de renforcer la lutte contre le blanchiment d'argent et le financement du terrorisme dans la région Asie-Pacifique. 1, record 2, French, - Groupe%20Asie%2DPacifique%20sur%20le%20blanchiment%20d%27argent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-12-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Security
- Finance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- G-20 Action Plan on Terrorist Financing
1, record 3, English, G%2D20%20Action%20Plan%20on%20Terrorist%20Financing
correct, international
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Action Plan on Terrorist Financing 2, record 3, English, Action%20Plan%20on%20Terrorist%20Financing
correct, international
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada, as Chair of the G-20, has worked to broaden the international commitment to strong countermeasures, as demonstrated by the Action Plan on Terrorist Financing agreed to at the November 2001 Meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors in Ottawa. 2, record 3, English, - G%2D20%20Action%20Plan%20on%20Terrorist%20Financing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Sécurité
- Finances
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Plan d'action du G-20 en matière de lutte contre le financement du terrorisme
1, record 3, French, Plan%20d%27action%20du%20G%2D20%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20lutte%20contre%20le%20financement%20du%20terrorisme
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Plan d'action en matière de lutte contre le financement du terrorisme 2, record 3, French, Plan%20d%27action%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20lutte%20contre%20le%20financement%20du%20terrorisme
correct, masculine noun, international
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Canada, à titre de président du G-20, s'est efforcé d'élargir l'engagement international sur la prise de mesures énergiques de lutte contre le terrorisme, comme en témoigne le Plan d'action en matière de lutte contre le financement du terrorisme dont les ministres des Finances et les gouverneurs des banques centrales du G-20 ont convenu lors de leur réunion de novembre 2001, à Ottawa. 2, record 3, French, - Plan%20d%27action%20du%20G%2D20%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20lutte%20contre%20le%20financement%20du%20terrorisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-12-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- terrorist action
1, record 4, English, terrorist%20action
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Sécurité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- initiative terroriste
1, record 4, French, initiative%20terroriste
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-11-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Warfare
- IT Security
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- information terrorism
1, record 5, English, information%20terrorism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... information terrorism can be the intentional abuse of a digital information system, network, or component toward an end that supports or facilitates a terrorist campaign or action. 2, record 5, English, - information%20terrorism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Guerre électronique
- Sécurité des TI
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- terrorisme en information
1, record 5, French, terrorisme%20en%20information
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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