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SQUATTER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Urban Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coffee shop squatter
1, record 1, English, coffee%20shop%20squatter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- squatteur de café
1, record 1, French, squatteur%20de%20caf%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- squatter de café 2, record 1, French, squatter%20de%20caf%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- campeur de café 2, record 1, French, campeur%20de%20caf%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- flâneur de café 2, record 1, French, fl%C3%A2neur%20de%20caf%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Personne] qui passe de longues périodes assis à la table d’un café au détriment du tenancier qui ne peut offrir cette table à des clients payants. 2, record 1, French, - squatteur%20de%20caf%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
squatter de café; campeur de café; flâneur de café : termes et définition entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada. 1, record 1, French, - squatteur%20de%20caf%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
- Urban Sociology
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- squatting 1, record 2, English, squatting
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Sociologie urbaine
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- squattage
1, record 2, French, squattage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de squatter. 2, record 2, French, - squattage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
- Sociología urbana
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- okupación
1, record 2, Spanish, okupaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Acción de tomar] como propio, y sin consentimiento del dueño, una vivienda o local desocupados. 1, record 2, Spanish, - okupaci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-04-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- squat
1, record 3, English, squat
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[T]o settle on land without right or title or payment of rent ... to occupy without permission an abandoned or unguarded empty house... (Webster's, 1966, p. 2215) 2, record 3, English, - squat
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- squatter
1, record 3, French, squatter
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
squatteur : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 2, record 3, French, - squatter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Squatter(v.) Domaine : Urbanisme. Définition : Prendre abusivement possession d’un local vacant. Note : Le terme squatteriser ne doit pas être employé. Anglais :«To squatt» [sic].(Arrêté du 16 juillet 1984 relatif à l'enrichissement du vocabulaire de l'urbanisme et du logement, «Journal officiel-N. C. »du 21 juillet 1984) 3, record 3, French, - squatter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
squatter : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles(PAJLO). 4, record 3, French, - squatter
Record 3, Key term(s)
- squatteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- establecerse en el terreno de otro ilegalmente
1, record 3, Spanish, establecerse%20en%20el%20terreno%20de%20otro%20ilegalmente
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- vivir ilegalmente en la propiedad de otro 1, record 3, Spanish, vivir%20ilegalmente%20en%20la%20propiedad%20de%20otro
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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