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INDICIO [4 records]

Record 1 2006-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
DEF

A thing or information which is apparently pertinent to the solution of a case (crime).

CONT

If a detective has found a clue, he is hopeful, but not certain, to succeed in his case.

CONT

to look for clues about the crime.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
DEF

Fait connu qui sert à constituer la preuve par présomption.

CONT

rechercher des indices du crime.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Policía
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Record 2 2003-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

It was an indication of his guilt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

c'était une indication de sa culpabilité. Sa fuite est une indication de sa culpabilité. On ne devrait pas condamner les gens sur de simples soupçons, sur des indices vagues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
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Record 3 2001-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

A litigating party is said to have a prima facie case when the evidence is his favour is sufficiently strong for his opponent to be called on to answer it. A prima facie case, then, is one which is established by sufficient evidence, and can be overthrown only by rebutting evidence, adduced on the other side.

OBS

prima facie case: Expression and context reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Droits et libertés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Derechos y Libertades
CONT

El informe de Abrams y Ratner llega a la conclusión de que «hay un caso prima facie de que el Kmer Rojo cometió genocidio, crímenes contra la humanidad y crímenes de guerra».

OBS

Las expresiones «indicio de delito» e «indicio racional de criminalidad» son usualmente empleadas en su forma plural.

OBS

indicio de delito; indicio racional de criminalidad: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 4 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • National and International Security
OBS

Part of the Central American Security Information and Communications Mechanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
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