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UNSANITARY [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
- Sociology of the Family
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- psychological neglect
1, record 1, English, psychological%20neglect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Neglect occurs when a caregiver does not provide for an elder's safety or for their physical and/or psychological needs. Physical neglect can mean failing to provide an elder with adequate and necessary medication or physical therapy, not taking care of their personal hygiene needs, or forcing them to live in unsanitary or potentially harmful conditions. Psychological neglect can mean leaving an older person alone for long periods of time or failing to provide the social contact, activities, and information necessary for an elder to thrive. 2, record 1, English, - psychological%20neglect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- négligence psychologique
1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9gligence%20psychologique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
négligence psychologique : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9gligence%20psychologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-11-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
- Sociology of the Family
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- physical neglect
1, record 2, English, physical%20neglect
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Neglect occurs when a caregiver does not provide for an elder's safety or for their physical and/or psychological needs. Physical neglect can mean failing to provide an elder with adequate and necessary medication or physical therapy, not taking care of their personal hygiene needs, or forcing them to live in unsanitary or potentially harmful conditions. Psychological neglect can mean leaving an older person alone for long periods of time or failing to provide the social contact, activities, and information necessary for an elder to thrive. 2, record 2, English, - physical%20neglect
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- négligence physique
1, record 2, French, n%C3%A9gligence%20physique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
négligence physique : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9gligence%20physique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
- Urban Housing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- slum dweller
1, record 3, English, slum%20dweller
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- slum-dweller 2, record 3, English, slum%2Ddweller
correct
- slumdweller 3, record 3, English, slumdweller
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An inhabitant of a residential building in which, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faculty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light, or sanitation facilities, or any combination of these factor, living conditions are considered to be detrimental to safety, health, and morals. 4, record 3, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The thing about that last week of the war, in the mind of a 14-year-old London slum-dweller named Donald Wheal, was not the strange public mood of anxious hope, or the utterly blank canvas that was the future, or the sheer painful impossibility of daily life. It as the odour. 5, record 3, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slum : A building... that is deteriorated, hazardous, unsanitary, or lacking in standard convenience. 6, record 3, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English, "slum" may have two meanings: it can be either the deteriorated building or the area (neighbourhood) made of several such buildings. 4, record 3, English, - slum%20dweller
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
slumdweller: This term is much more often found with a hyphen or a space between "slum" and "dweller". 4, record 3, English, - slum%20dweller
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- habitant de taudis
1, record 3, French, habitant%20de%20taudis
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- occupant de taudis 1, record 3, French, occupant%20de%20taudis
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Précisons également que le Programme HABITAT vise à assurer à tous l'accès à un habitat approprié et d'améliorer la vie d'au moins cent millions d'habitants de taudis d'ici à 2020. 2, record 3, French, - habitant%20de%20taudis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
taudis : Logement, appartement misérable, qui ne satisfait pas aux conditions de confort et d'hygiène indispensables. 3, record 3, French, - habitant%20de%20taudis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelque 900 millions d'habitants de taudis dans le monde respirent un air vicié et circulant dans des allées étroites couvertes de matières fétides et de sacs en plastique. 4, record 3, French, - habitant%20de%20taudis
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-07-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Safety
- Hygiene and Health
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unsanitary
1, record 4, English, unsanitary
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- insanitary 1, record 4, English, insanitary
correct
- unwholesome 1, record 4, English, unwholesome
correct, adjective
- unhealthy 1, record 4, English, unhealthy
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[That is] unclean enough to endanger health. 2, record 4, English, - unsanitary
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Salubrité alimentaire
- Hygiène et santé
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- insalubre
1, record 4, French, insalubre
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la plupart des pays en développement, où les gastro-entérites sont l'une des cinq causes de maladie et de décès, les aliments insalubres contribuent de manière importante à ce fardeau évitable. 2, record 4, French, - insalubre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inocuidad Alimentaria
- Higiene y Salud
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- insalubre
1, record 4, Spanish, insalubre
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-10-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Food Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- unsanitary condition
1, record 5, English, unsanitary%20condition
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unclean, unhealthful or unsanitary conditions or practices shall be deemed to exist if the floors, sidewalls and ceilings are not properly constructed and maintained; or if food in the process of production, storage, sale or distribution is unnecessarily exposed to flies, dust or dirt, or to the products of decomposition or fermentation incident to such production, storage, sale or distribution... 2, record 5, English, - unsanitary%20condition
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unsanitary condition : term usually used in the plural. 3, record 5, English, - unsanitary%20condition
Record 5, Key term(s)
- unsanitary conditions
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- condition non hygiénique
1, record 5, French, condition%20non%20hygi%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
conditions non hygiéniques : Conditions ou circonstances de nature à contaminer des aliments, drogues ou cosmétiques par le contact de choses malpropres, ou à les rendre nuisibles à la santé. 2, record 5, French, - condition%20non%20hygi%C3%A9nique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est interdit de fabriquer, de préparer, de conserver, d’emballer ou d’emmagasiner pour la vente des aliments dans des conditions non hygiéniques. 2, record 5, French, - condition%20non%20hygi%C3%A9nique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
condition non hygiénique : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 5, French, - condition%20non%20hygi%C3%A9nique
Record 5, Key term(s)
- conditions non hygiéniques
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Higiene y Salud
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Industria alimentaria
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- condiciones insalubres
1, record 5, Spanish, condiciones%20insalubres
feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-01-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- sweating system
1, record 6, English, sweating%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a system of employing labor(as in sweatshops) for long hours at low wages and often under unsafe or unsanitary conditions. 1, record 6, English, - sweating%20system
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- marchandage
1, record 6, French, marchandage
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- exploitation patronale 2, record 6, French, exploitation%20patronale
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'exploitation de la main-d'œuvre tendant à avilir les salaires. 1, record 6, French, - marchandage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-03-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- The Executive (Constitutional Law)
- Public Service
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- empower
1, record 7, English, empower
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- delegate powers 2, record 7, English, delegate%20powers
correct
- authorize to perform duties 2, record 7, English, authorize%20to%20perform%20duties
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To give official authority to; delegate legal power to. 3, record 7, English, - empower
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means : I empowered my agent to make the deal for me. The local ordinance empowers the board of health to close unsanitary restaurants. 4, record 7, English, - empower
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although it is a contemporary buzzword, the word "empower" is not new, having arisen in the mid-17th century with the legalistic meaning "to invest with authority, authorize." Shortly thereafter it began to be used with an infinitive in a more general way meaning "to enable or permit." 5, record 7, English, - empower
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Fonction publique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- déléguer des pouvoirs
1, record 7, French, d%C3%A9l%C3%A9guer%20des%20pouvoirs
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- autoriser 2, record 7, French, autoriser
correct
- donner pouvoir à 3, record 7, French, donner%20pouvoir%20%C3%A0
- donner mandat à 3, record 7, French, donner%20mandat%20%C3%A0
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Donner la possibilité légale, l'autorisation de faire quelque chose, par un accord explicite. 4, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9l%C3%A9guer%20des%20pouvoirs
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On a constaté que le verbe «empower» peut se traduire selon le contexte par : autoriser; habiliter; mandater (donner mandat à);déléguer (donner pouvoir à), etc. On a remarqué dans le domaine juridique, le verbe «habiliter» est employé dans le sens de «habiliter à faire quelque chose». Cependant, le verbe «autoriser» peut être utilisé dans le sens de «autoriser à faire quelque chose» dans les domaines juridique, administratif et politique. 5, record 7, French, - d%C3%A9l%C3%A9guer%20des%20pouvoirs
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
- Poder ejecutivo (Derecho constitucional)
- Función pública
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- apoderar
1, record 7, Spanish, apoderar
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Otorgar poder a favor de otra persona para su representación en juicio o para otros actos. 1, record 7, Spanish, - apoderar
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-09-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy
- Sociology of Women
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- unsafe abortion 1, record 8, English, unsafe%20abortion
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- unsanitary abortion 1, record 8, English, unsanitary%20abortion
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse
- Sociologie des femmes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- avortement dans des conditions insalubres
1, record 8, French, avortement%20dans%20des%20conditions%20insalubres
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- avortement insalubre 1, record 8, French, avortement%20insalubre
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embarazo
- Sociología de la mujer
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- aborto peligroso
1, record 8, Spanish, aborto%20peligroso
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- aborto inseguro 2, record 8, Spanish, aborto%20inseguro
correct, masculine noun
- aborto en condiciones insalubres 3, record 8, Spanish, aborto%20en%20condiciones%20insalubres
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-02-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- unsanitary practices
1, record 9, English, unsanitary%20practices
correct, see observation, plural
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
persist in dangerous or unsanitary practices. 1, record 9, English, - unsanitary%20practices
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
injured seaman claiming compensation. 1, record 9, English, - unsanitary%20practices
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term usually used in the plural in this context. 2, record 9, English, - unsanitary%20practices
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- pratiques malsaines
1, record 9, French, pratiques%20malsaines
see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
persister à se livrer à des pratiques dangereuses ou malsaines. 1, record 9, French, - pratiques%20malsaines
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 1, record 9, French, - pratiques%20malsaines
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-11-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- unsanitary housing 1, record 10, English, unsanitary%20housing
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- habitations insalubres
1, record 10, French, habitations%20insalubres
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- unsanitary housing 1, record 11, English, unsanitary%20housing
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A house which is uninhabitable. 1, record 11, English, - unsanitary%20housing
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- maison insalubre
1, record 11, French, maison%20insalubre
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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