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ARREST FORM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Rights and Freedoms
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- symbolic arrest
1, record 1, English, symbolic%20arrest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- symbolical arrest 2, record 1, English, symbolical%20arrest
correct
- arrest in symbolical form 3, record 1, English, arrest%20in%20symbolical%20form
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrest without constraint or substance. 1, record 1, English, - symbolic%20arrest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The Supreme Court of Canada] rejects the bifurcation of arrest into forcible arrests and symbolical arrests. There is ... only one category of arrest and implicit in the definition of that single category of arrest is the power to use the reasonable force necessary to effect the arrest. 2, record 1, English, - symbolic%20arrest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droits et libertés
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arrestation symbolique
1, record 1, French, arrestation%20symbolique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arrestation sans contrainte [ou fondement]. 2, record 1, French, - arrestation%20symbolique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La définition ne permet pas d'établir dans l'arrestation une division, qui semble nouvelle, en arrestation «avec mise sous garde» et en arrestation «symbolique» ou «en droit strict». Un prévenu est arrêté ou il ne l'est pas. 2, record 1, French, - arrestation%20symbolique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Forms Design
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- arrest form
1, record 2, English, arrest%20form
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Imprimés et formules
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fiche d'arrestation
1, record 2, French, fiche%20d%27arrestation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fiche d'arrestation : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de l’arrestation et de la détention, et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 2, French, - fiche%20d%27arrestation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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