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ABUSIVE LANGUAGE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2019-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

Coarse, indecent, degrading or offensive remarks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

L'équivalent à retenir dépend du sens précis de «abusive» : «offensant» veut dire « blessant ou injurieux » tandis que «violent» suggère « une grande brutalité et une extrême véhémence dans les propos ».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Sociología de la familia
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