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WAR INDEMNITIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reparation
1, record 1, English, reparation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- war indemnity 2, record 1, English, war%20indemnity
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the payment of damages: indemnification; specifically: compensation in money or in materials (as commodities or capital equipment) payable by a defeated nation as war indemnity for direct damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation. 1, record 1, English, - reparation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Since World War 1, the term "reparations" has been used with reference to war claims in preference to the term "war indemnity", reflecting the efforts of victorious belligerents to rest their demands on legal grounds. 2, record 1, English, - reparation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- reparations
- war indemnities
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réparation
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9paration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indemnité de guerre 1, record 1, French, indemnit%C3%A9%20de%20guerre
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prestation pécuniaire, ne correspondant pas nécessairement à la réparation des dommages résultant du fait de la guerre ou causés au cours de celle-ci, dont le vainqueur impose au vaincu le paiement comme condition du rétablissement de la paix. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9paration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réparation : Terme employé à l'occasion du règlement des questions qui se posent à la suite d'une guerre, pour désigner l'objet d'une obligation mise à la charge d'un État et consistant à fournir compensation des dommages subis par un autre État et ses ressortissants par l'effet de la guerre. Terme pris en ce sens dans le titre et les dispositions de la Partie VIII du traité de Versailles du 28 juin 1919. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9paration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- réparations
- indemnités de guerre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reparación
1, record 1, Spanish, reparaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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