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BE CONFINED [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be kept stuck in bed
1, record 1, English, be%20kept%20stuck%20in%20bed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- be confined to bed 1, record 1, English, be%20confined%20to%20bed
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être cloué au lit
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20clou%C3%A9%20au%20lit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se voir dans l'obligation de rester au lit à cause d'une maladie. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20clou%C3%A9%20au%20lit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Tort Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cause to be confined
1, record 2, English, cause%20to%20be%20confined
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kidnapping and abduction ... Every one who kidnaps a person with intent (a) to cause him to be confined or emprisoned against his will ... is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life. 1, record 2, English, - cause%20to%20be%20confined
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faire séquestrer
1, record 2, French, faire%20s%C3%A9questrer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enlèvement et rapt : Est coupable d'un acte criminel et passible de l'emprisonnement à perpétuité quiconque enlève une personne avec l'intention : a) soit de la faire séquestrer ou emprisonner contre son gré [...] 1, record 2, French, - faire%20s%C3%A9questrer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- be confined in
1, record 3, English, be%20confined%20in
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- be an inmate of 1, record 3, English, be%20an%20inmate%20of
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a penitentiary or prison. 1, record 3, English, - be%20confined%20in
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- être détenu 1, record 3, French, %C3%AAtre%20d%C3%A9tenu
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-01-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- be confined 1, record 4, English, be%20confined
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- être consigné 1, record 4, French, %C3%AAtre%20consign%C3%A9
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- to be confined 1, record 5, English, to%20be%20confined
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- accoucher 1, record 5, French, accoucher
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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