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WELL-FOUNDED FEAR PERSECUTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- well-founded fear of persecution
1, record 1, English, well%2Dfounded%20fear%20of%20persecution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). 2, record 1, English, - well%2Dfounded%20fear%20of%20persecution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crainte fondée de persécution
1, record 1, French, crainte%20fond%C3%A9e%20de%20pers%C3%A9cution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- craindre avec raison d'être persécuté 1, record 1, French, craindre%20avec%20raison%20d%27%C3%AAtre%20pers%C3%A9cut%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 2, record 1, French, - crainte%20fond%C3%A9e%20de%20pers%C3%A9cution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- temor bien fundado de persecución
1, record 1, Spanish, temor%20bien%20fundado%20de%20persecuci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
temor bien fundado de persecución: Terminología en español utilizada por la Comisión de Inmigración y Refugiados de Canadá (CIR). 2, record 1, Spanish, - temor%20bien%20fundado%20de%20persecuci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prosecution as a basis of a well-founded fear of persecution
1, record 2, English, prosecution%20as%20a%20basis%20of%20a%20well%2Dfounded%20fear%20of%20persecution
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). 2, record 2, English, - prosecution%20as%20a%20basis%20of%20a%20well%2Dfounded%20fear%20of%20persecution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poursuites comme motif justifiant la crainte d'être persécuté
1, record 2, French, poursuites%20comme%20motif%20justifiant%20la%20crainte%20d%27%C3%AAtre%20pers%C3%A9cut%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 2, record 2, French, - poursuites%20comme%20motif%20justifiant%20la%20crainte%20d%27%C3%AAtre%20pers%C3%A9cut%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- poursuite comme motif justifiant la crainte d'être persécuté
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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