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REBELLION [2 records]

Record 1 2006-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

According to Ballentine's Law Dictionary (1969 ed.), Black's Law Dictionary (1999 ed.), the Dictionary of English Law, by Earl Jowitt (1977 ed.), and the Oxford Companion to Law (1980 ed.), a rebellion is variously an unjust insurrection, an attempt by a substantial group to overthrow the lawfully constituted authority in a state or the taking up of arms traitorously.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
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Record 2 1981-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Control
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
OBS

The opposite of a successful attempt to exercise authority. When an individual believes that his welfare will be seriously jeopardized if he behaves as proposed, he either refuses outright or conveniently forgets to do as bid; he rebels by managing to avoid doing as proposed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de gestion
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois

Spanish

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