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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- harasser
1, record 1, English, harasser
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The intent of the bill is to ensure that within five working days of a harassment complaint being filed, something is done, someone steps in, measures are taken to separate the victim and the harasser, or some other approach is taken, such as mediation. 2, record 1, English, - harasser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- harceleur
1, record 1, French, harceleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- harceleuse 2, record 1, French, harceleuse
correct, feminine noun
- auteur de harcèlement 3, record 1, French, auteur%20de%20harc%C3%A8lement
correct, masculine noun
- auteure de harcèlement 4, record 1, French, auteure%20de%20harc%C3%A8lement
correct, feminine noun
- autrice de harcèlement 5, record 1, French, autrice%20de%20harc%C3%A8lement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Personne qui soumet une autre personne] sans répit à de petites attaques. 6, record 1, French, - harceleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le harcèlement sexuel [à l'égard d'une femme,] c'est : «Toute avance sexuelle non désirée qu'une femme peut subir, allant des regards insistants, attouchements et commentaires abusifs, pressions subtiles pour obtenir des faveurs sexuelles jusqu'à la tentative de viol et au viol. Le harceleur peut être l'employeur de la victime, son supérieur hiérarchique, un collègue ou un client. En plus de provoquer chez celle qui subit ses avances un sentiment d'angoisse, le harceleur laisse sous-entendre qu'un refus de se soumettre à sa volonté entraînera des représailles [...]». 7, record 1, French, - harceleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Problemas sociales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hostigador
1, record 1, Spanish, hostigador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hostigadora 2, record 1, Spanish, hostigadora
correct, feminine noun
- acosador 3, record 1, Spanish, acosador
correct, masculine noun
- acosadora 4, record 1, Spanish, acosadora
correct, feminine noun
- persona hostigadora 2, record 1, Spanish, persona%20hostigadora
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Perfil del acosador : El fin último del acosador es el asesinato psicológico de la víctima [...] No es infrecuente encontrar(aunque no es siempre el caso) que esa necesidad insaciable de agredir, controlar y destruir que suelen presentar los hostigadores, procede de una serie de tendencias psicopatológicas o de personalidades mórbidas o premórbidas. Estas psicopatías corresponden a autopromotores aberrantes, maquiavélicos, narcisistas o paranoides [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - hostigador
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Sociology of Women
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- femicide
1, record 2, English, femicide
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- feminicide 2, record 2, English, feminicide
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Femicide is broadly defined as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, and can take different forms ... 3, record 2, English, - femicide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Sociologie des femmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- féminicide
1, record 2, French, f%C3%A9minicide
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fémicide 2, record 2, French, f%C3%A9micide
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Meurtre d'une femme, d'une fille en raison de son sexe. 3, record 2, French, - f%C3%A9minicide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le féminicide peut désigner un meurtre à caractère individuel ou systématique. 4, record 2, French, - f%C3%A9minicide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
féminicide : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 septembre 2014. 5, record 2, French, - f%C3%A9minicide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Sociología de la mujer
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- feminicidio
1, record 2, Spanish, feminicidio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- femicidio 2, record 2, Spanish, femicidio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Asesinato de una mujer por razón de su sexo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - feminicidio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
feminicidio; femicidio: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la palabra "feminicidio", así como la variante "femicidio", son formas válidas. La voz "feminicidio" puede considerarse formada a partir del término latino "fémina" con el sufijo "-cidio". Por otra parte, "femicidio" es una variante que ha entrado en el español a partir de la voz inglesa "femicide" y está ya muy asentada en países hispanoamericanos como Chile o Guatemala, que de hecho incluyen "femicidio" en su legislación. 2, record 2, Spanish, - feminicidio
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-06-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Criminal Law
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crime against humanity
1, record 3, English, crime%20against%20humanity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crime or series of crimes, such as genocide, directed against a large group because of race, religion, country of origin, or other reason unconnected with any individual's responsibility for having committed a criminal act. 2, record 3, English, - crime%20against%20humanity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crime against humanity means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against humanity according to customary international law or conventional international law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission. 3, record 3, English, - crime%20against%20humanity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal international
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crime contre l'humanité
1, record 3, French, crime%20contre%20l%27humanit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meurtre, extermination, réduction en esclavage, déportation, emprisonnement, torture, violence sexuelle, persécution ou autre fait — acte ou omission — inhumain, d'une part, commis contre une population civile ou un groupe identifiable de personnes et, d'autre part, qui constitue, au moment et au lieu de la perpétration, un crime contre l'humanité selon le droit international coutumier ou le droit international conventionnel, ou en raison de son caractère criminel d'après les principes généraux de droit reconnus par l'ensemble des nations, qu'il constitue ou non une transgression du droit en vigueur à ce moment et dans ce lieu. 2, record 3, French, - crime%20contre%20l%27humanit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal internacional
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- crimen de lesa humanidad
1, record 3, Spanish, crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- delito de lesa humanidad 2, record 3, Spanish, delito%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crimen de especial gravedad, como el asesinato, el exterminio, la esclavitud, la deportación o el traslado forzoso de población, la privación grave de la libertad o la tortura, que se comete como parte de un ataque generalizado o sistemático contra una población civil y con conocimiento de dicho ataque. 3, record 3, Spanish, - crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crimen de lesa humanidad; delito de lesa humanidad: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda utilizar la expresión "crimen de lesa humanidad" y no "delito de lesa humanidad". 2, record 3, Spanish, - crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-12-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Rights and Freedoms
- Social Problems
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
1, record 4, English, International%20Day%20for%20the%20Elimination%20of%20Violence%20against%20Women
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs [non-governmental organizations] to organize activities designated to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. The date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of three Mirabel sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo. 1, record 4, English, - International%20Day%20for%20the%20Elimination%20of%20Violence%20against%20Women
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Droits et libertés
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la violence à l'égard des femmes
1, record 4, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20internationale%20pour%20l%27%C3%A9limination%20de%20la%20violence%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9gard%20des%20femmes
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le 17 décembre 1999, par sa résolution 54/134, l'Assemblée générale a proclamé le 25 novembre Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la violence à l'égard des femmes, et a invité les gouvernements, les organisations internationales et les organisations non gouvernementales à organiser ce jour-là des activités conçues pour sensibiliser l'opinion au problème. Les militants en faveur des droits des femmes ont choisi en 1981 la date du 25 novembre comme journée de lutte contre la violence, en mémoire des trois sœurs Mirabel, militantes dominicaines brutalement assassinées sur les ordres du chef de l'État, Rafael Trujillo. 2, record 4, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20internationale%20pour%20l%27%C3%A9limination%20de%20la%20violence%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9gard%20des%20femmes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
- Derechos y Libertades
- Problemas sociales
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer
1, record 4, Spanish, D%C3%ADa%20Internacional%20de%20la%20Eliminaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20Violencia%20contra%20la%20Mujer
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El 17 de diciembre de 1999, través de la resolución 54/134, la Asamblea General ha declarado el 25 de noviembre como el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer, y ha invitado a los gobiernos, las organizaciones internacionales y las organizaciones no gubernamentales a que organicen en ese día actividades dirigidas a sensibilizar a la opinión pública respecto al problema de la violencia contra la mujer. Desde 1981, las militantes en favor del derecho de la mujer observan el 25 de noviembre como el día contra la violencia. La fecha fue elegida como conmemoración del brutal asesinato en 1960 de las tres hermanas Mirabel, activistas políticas de la Républica Dominicana, por orden del gobernante dominicano Rafael Trujillo. 2, record 4, Spanish, - D%C3%ADa%20Internacional%20de%20la%20Eliminaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20Violencia%20contra%20la%20Mujer
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- murder
1, record 5, English, murder
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unlawful homicide with malice aforethought. 2, record 5, English, - murder
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
murder: Term and definition reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 3, record 5, English, - murder
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- meurtre
1, record 5, French, meurtre
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- meurtre avec préméditation 2, record 5, French, meurtre%20avec%20pr%C3%A9m%C3%A9ditation
avoid, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- asesinato
1, record 5, Spanish, asesinato
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- homicidio voluntario 1, record 5, Spanish, homicidio%20voluntario
correct, masculine noun
- homicidio con premeditación 1, record 5, Spanish, homicidio%20con%20premeditaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción de matar a una persona cuando en ese hecho delictivo concurren determinadas circunstancias de agravación. 1, record 5, Spanish, - asesinato
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asesinato puede ser utilizado con los términos siquientes : con alevosía, por precio, recompensa o promesa, con premeditación conocida, etc. 1, record 5, Spanish, - asesinato
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En la common law se define el asesinato como la acción de matar a una persona con premeditación(malice aforethought) y se considera que hay premeditación cuando existe intención corporal grave. El asesinato de dirigentes políticos o sociales se llama "assassination". 1, record 5, Spanish, - asesinato
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asesinato;homicidio voluntario; homicidio con premeditación : Expresiones, definición y contextos reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 5, Spanish, - asesinato
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- homicide
1, record 6, English, homicide
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- criminal homicide 2, record 6, English, criminal%20homicide
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The killing of a human being by [another] human being. 3, record 6, English, - homicide
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homicide: May be categorized as lawful (committed in the execution of justice) or unlawful, or as justifiable, excusable or criminal (killing, neither justifiable nor excusable, such as murder, manslaughter, infanticide). 3, record 6, English, - homicide
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Criminal homicide - Homicide prohibited and punishable by law, such as murder or manslaughter. 4, record 6, English, - homicide
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- homicide
1, record 6, French, homicide
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fait de tuer un être humain. 2, record 6, French, - homicide
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- homicidio
1, record 6, Spanish, homicidio
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] muerte causada a una persona por otra, por lo común ejecutada ilegítimamente y con violencia. 2, record 6, Spanish, - homicidio
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
homicidio: Expresión, definición y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 6, Spanish, - homicidio
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homicidio : De la presente definición de la palabra «homicide» se desprende que ésta no tiene el sentido técnico que en español tiene su correlativa "homicidio". Tiene, por supuesto, el significado de "acto de dar muerte", pero en sentido genérico. Mientras que en español la muerte, para constituir "homicidio", ha de derivar de un acto injusto o ilícito. En el Derecho inglés se admite un homicidio legítimo(lawful homicide), que puede ser "excusable homicide"(homicidio excusable), como en el caso del cometido en legítima defensa o por accidente inculpable, o "justifiable homicide"(homicidio justificable), como el cometido en cumplimiento de un deber, oficio o cargo, por ejemplo, en el caso del soldado que mata al enemigo en guerra o del verdugo que ejecuta al condenado a muerte. La palabra inglesa "homicide" abarca, además del homicidio en sentido estricto(manslaughter), el asesinato, el infanticidio y la inducción al suicidio(criminal homicide). 2, record 6, Spanish, - homicidio
Record 7 - internal organization data 2010-10-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- drug lord
1, record 7, English, drug%20lord
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- drug baron 2, record 7, English, drug%20baron
- kingpin 3, record 7, English, kingpin
- drug kingpin 3, record 7, English, drug%20kingpin
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Furthermore, by equally conservative calculations, the cocaine trade returns between $1 billion and $1.5 billion a year to the Andean economies. These resources allow the drug lords to buy a lot of protection -- firepower, fast aircraft and boats, informants and intelligence networks, and compliant government officials. 4, record 7, English, - drug%20lord
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- baron de la drogue
1, record 7, French, baron%20de%20la%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- caïd de la drogue 2, record 7, French, ca%C3%AFd%20de%20la%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
- gros bonnet de la drogue 3, record 7, French, gros%20bonnet%20de%20la%20drogue
masculine noun, familiar
- parrain de la drogue 3, record 7, French, parrain%20de%20la%20drogue
masculine noun
- gros trafiquant 4, record 7, French, gros%20trafiquant
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est clair qu'il faut un président fort pour s'opposer [...] aux barons de la drogue au Mexique ou en Colombie. 1, record 7, French, - baron%20de%20la%20drogue
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- capo de la droga
1, record 7, Spanish, capo%20de%20la%20droga
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- capo narco 2, record 7, Spanish, capo%20narco
correct, masculine noun
- capo narcotraficante 3, record 7, Spanish, capo%20narcotraficante
correct, masculine noun
- barón de la droga 4, record 7, Spanish, bar%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20droga
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los hechos más importantes de la vida política en los últimos veinticinco años han estado marcados por el sino de la droga :[...] el asesinato del ministro Lara Bonilla, que evidenció la inserción de los barones de la droga en las altas corporaciones democráticas [...] 4, record 7, Spanish, - capo%20de%20la%20droga
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-02-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- civil libertarian
1, record 8, English, civil%20libertarian
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Civil libertarians deplore the trend, noting ironically, that the EEC which has been unable to coordinate policy on agriculture, trade, currency and a dozen other issues, has succeeded handily in pooling computer data on private citizens. ("Newsweek") 2, record 8, English, - civil%20libertarian
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- défenseur des libertés civiles
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9fenseur%20des%20libert%C3%A9s%20civiles
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- defensor de los derechos civiles
1, record 8, Spanish, defensor%20de%20los%20derechos%20civiles
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- defensora de los derechos civiles 1, record 8, Spanish, defensora%20de%20los%20derechos%20civiles
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sábado 4 de abril : En esta fecha se conmemora el 30° aniversario del asesinato del Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, el líder estadounidense defensor de los derechos civiles y ganador de un premio Nobel de la Paz. 1, record 8, Spanish, - defensor%20de%20los%20derechos%20civiles
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