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BE LIABLE IMPRISONMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be liable to imprisonment
1, record 1, English, be%20liable%20to%20imprisonment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Be liable to imprisonment for not less than three months and not more than three years. 2, record 1, English, - be%20liable%20to%20imprisonment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être passible d'emprisonnement
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20passible%20d%27emprisonnement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- encourir un emprisonnement 2, record 1, French, encourir%20un%20emprisonnement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Est coupable d'un acte criminel et passible d'un emprisonnement maximal de cinq ans, toute personne qui est en situation d'autorité ou de confiance vis-à-vis d'un adolescent et qui, à des fins d'ordre sexuel, incite l'adolescent à la toucher [Chapitre 19, 3e suppl., Section 150, 1987]. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20passible%20d%27emprisonnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be liable to imprisonment
1, record 2, English, be%20liable%20to%20imprisonment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years. 1, record 2, English, - be%20liable%20to%20imprisonment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- encourir un emprisonnement 1, record 2, French, encourir%20un%20emprisonnement
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Commettre un acte criminel et encourir un emprisonnement maximal de sept ans. 1, record 2, French, - encourir%20un%20emprisonnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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