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UPSKIRTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upskirting
1, record 1, English, upskirting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The activity, illegal in some places, of taking a photograph or video from a position that allows someone to look up inside a woman's dress or skirt, without the woman's permission. 2, record 1, English, - upskirting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Upskirting is a term used to describe the act of taking a sexually intrusive photographs up someone's skirt without their permission. 3, record 1, English, - upskirting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The term "upskirting" refers to people using cell phones or any small camera to surreptitiously take pictures up women's skirts. 2, record 1, English, - upskirting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- photo-intrusion sous la jupe
1, record 1, French, photo%2Dintrusion%20sous%20la%20jupe
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- upskirting 2, record 1, French, upskirting
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Geste de nature sexuelle qui consiste à prendre une photo sous la jupe de quelqu'un, sans son consentement ou à son insu. 1, record 1, French, - photo%2Dintrusion%20sous%20la%20jupe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
upskirting : Bien que certains auteurs utilisent ce terme en français, on devrait l'éviter, il s'agit d'un anglicisme. 1, record 1, French, - photo%2Dintrusion%20sous%20la%20jupe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- toma de imágenes por debajo de la falda
1, record 1, Spanish, toma%20de%20im%C3%A1genes%20por%20debajo%20de%20la%20falda
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- upskirting 2, record 1, Spanish, upskirting
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Actividad] que consiste en tomar fotos y[/o] videos debajo de las faldas o vestidos de las mujeres sin su consentimiento. 2, record 1, Spanish, - toma%20de%20im%C3%A1genes%20por%20debajo%20de%20la%20falda
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