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DECRIMINALIZATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decriminalization
1, record 1, English, decriminalization
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The removal of a matter from the Criminal Code; changing the law so that an act is no longer a crime. 2, record 1, English, - decriminalization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proponents of legalization or decriminalization claim that a distinction should be made between the public health problems caused by drug abuse and the violence and criminality that surround the drug trade simply because it is illegal. 3, record 1, English, - decriminalization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépénalisation
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%A9nalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suppression du caractère pénal d'un acte illicite. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%A9nalisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alors que, aux États-Unis et maintenant en Europe, un lobby -- ici informel -- en faveur de la dépénalisation, ou même de la légalisation des stupéfiants, se fait entendre de plus en plus bruyamment, les dirigeants français refusent d'entrer dans la ronde de l'argumentation. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%A9nalisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Criminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- decriminalization
1, record 2, English, decriminalization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concept of reproductive rights ... in all its physiological, social and cultural aspects plays no part in this contradictory context. These aspects are: ... the decriminalization and treatment of abortion as a public-health problem .... 2, record 2, English, - decriminalization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Criminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décriminalisation
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9criminalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de décriminaliser. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9criminalisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Décriminaliser : Enlever son caractère criminel à un acte. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9criminalisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La décriminalisation de fait (aux États-Unis) de l'usage du cannabis [...] 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9criminalisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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