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LIFE IMPRISONMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
- Penal Administration
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- life sentence
1, record 1, English, life%20sentence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- life imprisonment sentence 2, record 1, English, life%20imprisonment%20%20sentence
correct
- sentence of imprisonment for life 3, record 1, English, sentence%20of%20imprisonment%20for%20life
correct
- sentence of life imprisonment 4, record 1, English, sentence%20of%20life%20imprisonment
correct
- life sentence of imprisonment 5, record 1, English, life%20sentence%20of%20imprisonment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An] offender who committed an offence at a time when that offence attracted a life sentence should not be imprisoned for life if, at the moment of sentencing, the offence now attracts a lesser sentence of imprisonment. 6, record 1, English, - life%20sentence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peines
- Administration pénitentiaire
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peine d'emprisonnement à perpétuité
1, record 1, French, peine%20d%27emprisonnement%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- peine d'emprisonnement à vie 2, record 1, French, peine%20d%27emprisonnement%20%C3%A0%20vie
correct, feminine noun
- peine de prison à vie 3, record 1, French, peine%20de%20prison%20%C3%A0%20vie
correct, feminine noun
- peine de prison à perpétuité 4, record 1, French, peine%20de%20prison%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- peine de réclusion criminelle à perpétuité 5, record 1, French, peine%20de%20r%C3%A9clusion%20criminelle%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, France
- peine de réclusion à perpétuité 6, record 1, French, peine%20de%20r%C3%A9clusion%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] contrevenant qui a commis une infraction qui était passible d'une peine d'emprisonnement à perpétuité ne devrait pas être emprisonné à vie si, au moment de sa sentence, l'infraction est passible d'une peine d'emprisonnement moins sévère. 7, record 1, French, - peine%20d%27emprisonnement%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Penas
- Administración penitenciaria
- Fraseología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pena de cadena perpetua
1, record 1, Spanish, pena%20de%20cadena%20perpetua
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- life imprisonment
1, record 2, English, life%20imprisonment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- imprisonment for life 2, record 2, English, imprisonment%20for%20life
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The court shall not order that an offender be subject to long-term supervision if they have been sentenced to life imprisonment. 3, record 2, English, - life%20imprisonment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
life imprisonment: Designation reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 2, English, - life%20imprisonment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- emprisonnement à perpétuité
1, record 2, French, emprisonnement%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- emprisonnement à vie 2, record 2, French, emprisonnement%20%C3%A0%20vie
correct, masculine noun
- prison à vie 3, record 2, French, prison%20%C3%A0%20vie
correct, feminine noun
- prison à perpétuité 4, record 2, French, prison%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- réclusion criminelle à perpétuité 5, record 2, French, r%C3%A9clusion%20criminelle%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, France
- réclusion à perpétuité 6, record 2, French, r%C3%A9clusion%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tribunal ne rend pas d'ordonnance de surveillance de longue durée si le délinquant est condamné à l'emprisonnement à perpétuité. 7, record 2, French, - emprisonnement%20%C3%A0%20perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- reclusión a perpetuidad
1, record 2, Spanish, reclusi%C3%B3n%20a%20perpetuidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- prisión perpetua 1, record 2, Spanish, prisi%C3%B3n%20perpetua
correct, feminine noun
- cadena perpetua 2, record 2, Spanish, cadena%20perpetua
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reclusión a perpetuidad y prisión perpetua: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 2, Spanish, - reclusi%C3%B3n%20a%20perpetuidad
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