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ACELERAR MUERTE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Medicine
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Offences and crimes
  • Special-Language Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la médecine
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

hâter la mort : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Infractions contre la personne» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la medicina
  • Ética y Moral
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 2 2016-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Health Law
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

An act that involves deliberately causing the death of another person [at his or her request,] to put an end to that person’s suffering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Droit de la santé
  • Éthique et Morale
DEF

Acte qui consiste à provoquer intentionnellement la mort d’une personne à sa demande pour mettre fin à ses souffrances.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
  • Derecho de salud
  • Ética y Moral
DEF

Hecho de acelerar o provocar la muerte de un enfermo incurable para evitarle sufrimiento, ya aplicando medios adecuados, ya renunciando a aplicar los que prolongarían su vida.

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