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PROSECUTED INDICTMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offence that may be prosecuted either summarily or by way of indictment
1, record 1, English, offence%20that%20may%20be%20prosecuted%20either%20summarily%20or%20by%20way%20of%20indictment
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An offence that may be prosecuted either summarily or by way of indictment is deemed to be an indictable offence, even if it has been prosecuted summarily. 1, record 1, English, - offence%20that%20may%20be%20prosecuted%20either%20summarily%20or%20by%20way%20of%20indictment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001. 2, record 1, English, - offence%20that%20may%20be%20prosecuted%20either%20summarily%20or%20by%20way%20of%20indictment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infraction punissable par mise en accusation ou par procédure sommaire
1, record 1, French, infraction%20punissable%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation%20ou%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire
correct, federal act, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'infraction punissable par mise en accusation ou par procédure sommaire est assimilée à l'infraction punissable par mise en accusation, indépendamment du mode de poursuite effectivement retenu. 1, record 1, French, - infraction%20punissable%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation%20ou%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001. 2, record 1, French, - infraction%20punissable%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation%20ou%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Legal Actions
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- when prosecuted by indictment
1, record 2, English, when%20prosecuted%20by%20indictment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Section 162(5) makes voyeurism a hybrid offence, punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment, when prosecuted by indictment ... 1, record 2, English, - when%20prosecuted%20by%20indictment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Actions en justice
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- en cas de déclaration de culpabilité par mise en accusation
1, record 2, French, en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le paragraphe 162(5) proposé fait du voyeurisme une infraction mixte, punissable d'une peine maximale de cinq ans d'emprisonnement en cas de déclaration de culpabilité par mise en accusation [...] 1, record 2, French, - en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Penal Law
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- prosecuted by indictment
1, record 3, English, prosecuted%20by%20indictment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 3, English, - prosecuted%20by%20indictment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Droit pénal
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poursuivi par mise en accusation
1, record 3, French, poursuivi%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 3, French, - poursuivi%20par%20mise%20en%20accusation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamento procesal
- Derecho penal
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- enjuiciado por acusación formal 1, record 3, Spanish, enjuiciado%20por%20acusaci%C3%B3n%20formal
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- enjuiciado por procesamiento 1, record 3, Spanish, enjuiciado%20por%20procesamiento
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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