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REPEAT MURDERER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Criminal Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serial killer
1, record 1, English, serial%20killer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- serial murderer 2, record 1, English, serial%20murderer
correct
- repeat murderer 3, record 1, English, repeat%20murderer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who commits a series of similar murders with no apparent motive. 4, record 1, English, - serial%20killer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] man was discussing what the Brits called crimes in series - a series of rapes, burglaries, arsons, murders. That seemed a highly appropriate way of characterizing the killings of those who do one murder, then another and another in a fairly repetitive was.... After a murder, the serial murderer thinks of how the crime could have been bettered.... When he follows this sort of train of thought, his mind jumps ahead to how he can kill more nearly perfectly the next time; there's an improvement continuum.... Serial killers ... are obsessed with a fantasy, and they have what we must call nonfulfilled experiences that become part of the fantasy and push them on toward the next killing. 5, record 1, English, - serial%20killer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
serial killer: Term coined by former FBI detective Robert Ressler. 6, record 1, English, - serial%20killer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Psychologie criminelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tueur en série
1, record 1, French, tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tueur sériel 2, record 1, French, tueur%20s%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui commet plusieurs meurtres successifs, généralement, dans des circonstances analogues. 3, record 1, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contrairement au meurtrier de masse, qui ne frappe généralement qu'une seule fois au cours de sa vie, mais de façon spectaculaire, le tueur en série tue tant et aussi longtemps qu'il n'est pas appréhendé. 2, record 1, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "tueur en série" a été également retrouvé dans la base de données AGRA et dans l'Actualité Québec. 4, record 1, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En français, le complément de TUEUR précise généralement le type de victimes visées : tueur d'enfants, tueur de femmes, etc. 3, record 1, French, - tueur%20en%20s%C3%A9rie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- auteur de meurtres à répétition
- multi-assassin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criminología
- Psicología criminal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asesino múltiple
1, record 1, Spanish, asesino%20m%C3%BAltiple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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