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SAQUEO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
- International Public Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pillage
1, record 1, English, pillage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plunder 2, record 1, English, plunder
correct
- loot 3, record 1, English, loot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
pillage: Plunder; the forcible taking of private property by an invading or conquering army from the enemy's subjects. 4, record 1, English, - pillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Art. 28 of the Hague Regulations Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land [1907] provides: "The giving up to pillage of a town or place, even when taken by assault, is forbidden". 5, record 1, English, - pillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plunder: Term reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 6, record 1, English, - pillage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
- Droit international public
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pillage
1, record 1, French, pillage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte individuel d'appropriation de biens mobiliers appartenant à autrui. 1, record 1, French, - pillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par son caractère d'action individuelle autorisée ou tolérée par un belligérant de la part de ses troupes, le pillage se distingue de la prise de butin, acte de l'État et de ses organes. -- «Il est interdit de livrer au pillage une ville ou une localité même prise d'assaut». C. IV, La Haye, 18 octobre 1907, annexe, art. 28. 1, record 1, French, - pillage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
- Derecho internacional público
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pillaje
1, record 1, Spanish, pillaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- saqueo 1, record 1, Spanish, saqueo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Apoderamiento de bienes ajenos, aprovechando una situación de confusión y desorden, provocada o no a tal efecto. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pillaje
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pillaje y saqueo: Términos reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pillaje
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