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AIDING ABETTING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aiding and abetting
1, record 1, English, aiding%20and%20abetting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- participation in crime 2, record 1, English, participation%20in%20crime
correct
- complicity 3, record 1, English, complicity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assisting in or otherwise facilitating the commission of a crime. 4, record 1, English, - aiding%20and%20abetting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aiding and abetting generally means to somehow assist in the commission of a crime, or to be an accomplice. It involves a plan to commit a crime or to commit acts, the probable consequences of which are criminal. 5, record 1, English, - aiding%20and%20abetting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Complicity: term reproduced from "Glosario provisional de terminos juridicos" with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 6, record 1, English, - aiding%20and%20abetting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- complicité
1, record 1, French, complicit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Participation par assistance intentionnelle à la faute, au délit ou au crime commis par un autre. 2, record 1, French, - complicit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- complicidad
1, record 1, Spanish, complicidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorizacíon de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - complicidad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Copyright
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aiding and abetting infringement
1, record 2, English, aiding%20and%20abetting%20infringement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The proposed EU [European Union] directive would make aiding and abetting infringement a basis for liability. In light of the above, it is permissible to conclude that there is no consensus on this issue. 2, record 2, English, - aiding%20and%20abetting%20infringement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droits d'auteur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- complicité de contrefaçon
1, record 2, French, complicit%C3%A9%20de%20contrefa%C3%A7on
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un arrêt de la Cour d’Appel d’Aix en Provence du 10 mars 2004 a estimé que les liens hypertextes constituaient une complicité de contrefaçon par fourniture de moyens au mépris des droits d’auteur. 1, record 2, French, - complicit%C3%A9%20de%20contrefa%C3%A7on
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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