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HOMICIDIO INVOLUNTARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- manslaughter
1, record 1, English, manslaughter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Culpable homicide that is not murder or infanticide is manslaughter. 2, record 1, English, - manslaughter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term used in the Criminal Code. 3, record 1, English, - manslaughter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Generally unlawful homicide which cannot be classified as murder, as where X kills Y as a result of grossly negligent conduct. 4, record 1, English, - manslaughter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
May be classified as (1) voluntary, manslaughter because the accused succesfully pleads diminished responsibility or provocation; (2) involuntary, as where the actus reus of homicide is unaccompanied by malice aforethought, resulting from an act performed with criminal negligence. 4, record 1, English, - manslaughter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
manslaughter: Term, context and observations reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 1, English, - manslaughter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homicide involontaire coupable
1, record 1, French, homicide%20involontaire%20coupable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- homicide involontaire 2, record 1, French, homicide%20involontaire
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- homicide par imprudence 3, record 1, French, homicide%20par%20imprudence
correct, masculine noun
- homicide par négligence 3, record 1, French, homicide%20par%20n%C3%A9gligence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'homicide coupable qui n'est pas un meurtre ni un infanticide constitue un homicide involontaire coupable. 4, record 1, French, - homicide%20involontaire%20coupable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «homicide involontaire coupable» a remplacé «homicide involontaire» dans le Code criminel. 2, record 1, French, - homicide%20involontaire%20coupable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- homicidio involuntario
1, record 1, Spanish, homicidio%20involuntario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- homicidio por imprudencia 1, record 1, Spanish, homicidio%20por%20imprudencia
correct, masculine noun
- homicidio por negligencia 1, record 1, Spanish, homicidio%20por%20negligencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Es "voluntary" (voluntario) cuando se dan circunstancias atenuantes como la provocación o la capacidad mental disminuida, e "involuntary" (involuntario) cuando sobreviene durante la realización de una conducta, lícita o delictiva, pero sin observar la necesaria cautela o reunir la competencia necesaria. 2, record 1, Spanish, - homicidio%20involuntario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Inglaterra, el "manslaughter" consiste en matar a otro ilegítimamente sin intención, definición amplia que comprende el homicidio cometido con dolo eventual y el causado por imprudencia temeraria. 2, record 1, Spanish, - homicidio%20involuntario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homicidio involuntario; homicidio por imprudencia; homicidio por negligencia: Expresiones, contexto y observaciones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - homicidio%20involuntario
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