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CES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Penal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extradition
1, record 1, English, extradition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the process by which one state, upon the request of another, effects the return of a person for trial for a crime punishable by the laws of the requesting state and committed outside the state of refuge. 2, record 1, English, - extradition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Droit pénal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extradition
1, record 1, French, extradition
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé permettant à un État de se faire livrer un individu poursuivi ou condamné et qui se trouve sur le territoire d'un autre État. 2, record 1, French, - extradition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
- Derecho penal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- extradición
1, record 1, Spanish, extradici%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento por el que las autoridades de un Estado hacen entrega de una persona a las de otro que la reclaman para que pueda ser enjuiciada penalmente en este segundo o cumpla en él una pena ya impuesta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - extradici%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extradición : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el término "extradición" se escribe con una sola ce, por lo que no es adecuada la forma "extradicción". [...] Según se explica en el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, la grafía inadecuada puede deberse a la influencia de dicción, que sí se escribe con dos ces. 3, record 1, Spanish, - extradici%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- The Earth (Astronomy)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- equinox
1, record 2, English, equinox
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the two periods in the year when the days and nights are equal in length all over the earth, owing to the sun's crossing the equator. 2, record 2, English, - equinox
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier. 2, record 2, English, - equinox
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Terre (Astronomie)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- équinoxe
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9quinoxe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moment de l'année où jour et nuit ont une durée égale. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à l'équinoxe vernal (ou équinoxe de printemps, 21 mars), on voit apparaître au pôle Nord le soleil, qui disparaît au pôle Sud; à l'équinoxe d'automne ou automnal (23 septembre), c'est l'inverse. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Tierra (Astronomía)
- Sol (Astronomía)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- equinoccio
1, record 2, Spanish, equinoccio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Época del año en la que el Sol atraviesa el ecuador celeste al recorrer la eclíptica y en la que la duración del día y de la noche es la misma. 2, record 2, Spanish, - equinoccio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equinoccio : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario académico, "equinoccio" se escribe con dos ces y es la "época en que, por hallarse el Sol sobre el ecuador, los días son iguales a las noches en toda la Tierra, lo cual sucede anualmente del 20 al 21 de marzo y del 22 al 23 de septiembre". 3, record 2, Spanish, - equinoccio
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- The Earth (Astronomy)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- equinox
1, record 3, English, equinox
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the precise moment at which the sun crosses the equator. 1, record 3, English, - equinox
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier. 1, record 3, English, - equinox
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Terre (Astronomie)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- équinoxe
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9quinoxe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instant où le soleil atteint l'un de ces points. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à l'équinoxe vernal (ou équinoxe de printemps, 21 mars), on voit apparaître au pôle Nord le soleil, qui disparaît au pôle Sud; à l'équinoxe d'automne ou automnal (23 septembre), c'est l'inverse. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Tierra (Astronomía)
- Sol (Astronomía)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- equinoccio
1, record 3, Spanish, equinoccio
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] momento del año en que el Sol, en su movimiento aparente, corta el ecuador celeste. 2, record 3, Spanish, - equinoccio
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equinoccio : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario académico, "equinoccio" se escribe con dos ces y es la "época en que, por hallarse el Sol sobre el ecuador, los días son iguales a las noches en toda la Tierra, lo cual sucede anualmente del 20 al 21 de marzo y del 22 al 23 de septiembre". 3, record 3, Spanish, - equinoccio
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-01-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- The Earth (Astronomy)
- The Sun (Astronomy)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equinox
1, record 4, English, equinox
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the two points at which the sun's path crosses the Equator, described technically as the first points in Aries and Libra. 2, record 4, English, - equinox
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formerly also used loosely for the region of the ecliptic adjacent to these points. precession of the equinoxes (see precession). 2, record 4, English, - equinox
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Terre (Astronomie)
- Soleil (Astronomie)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- équinoxe
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9quinoxe
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un des deux points d'intersection de la trajectoire apparente du soleil et du plan de l'équateur terrestre. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À l'équinoxe, la durée du jour est égale à celle de la nuit sur toute la surface de la terre. L'équinoxe d'automne a lieu le 22 ou le 23 septembre, l'équinoxe de printemps, ou point vernal, a lieu le 21 ou le 22 mars. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9quinoxe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
- Tierra (Astronomía)
- Sol (Astronomía)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- equinoccio
1, record 4, Spanish, equinoccio
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uno de los dos puntos del cielo en que [...] el Sol, en su movimiento aparente, corta el ecuador celeste. 2, record 4, Spanish, - equinoccio
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equinoccio : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que de acuerdo con el Diccionario académico, "equinoccio" se escribe con dos ces y es la "época en que, por hallarse el Sol sobre el ecuador, los días son iguales a las noches en toda la Tierra, lo cual sucede anualmente del 20 al 21 de marzo y del 22 al 23 de septiembre". 3, record 4, Spanish, - equinoccio
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