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CRIMINAL ACTIVITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Criminology
DEF

The intentional human-caused actions or events, or omissions of duty, that constitute or may lead to a legal offense.

OBS

criminal activity: term and definition standardized by Public Safety Canada and the Translation Bureau; term standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Criminologie
DEF

activités criminelles : Actions ou événements intentionnels provoqués par une personne, ou omissions de devoir, qui constituent une infraction ou qui peuvent y mener.

OBS

activité criminelle : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

activité criminelle : Le terme au pluriel (activités criminelles) et la définition au pluriel ont été normalisés par Sécurité publique Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. Le terme au pluriel a été normalisé par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • activités criminelles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Criminología
CONT

¿Qué constituye una actividad criminal? Por ley, una actividad criminal calificada se define como aquella que involucra a una o más de una lista larga de actividades que violan las leyes criminales federales, estatales o locales, y que van desde asesinatos, violaciones, tortura, explotación sexual y chantaje, hasta manipulación de un testigo, obstrucción de la justicia, detención ilegal/injustificada, etcétera.

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