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CIMETIERE TEMPORAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- funeral facility
1, record 1, English, funeral%20facility
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "funeral facilities" means a cemetery, a columbarium, a mausoleum, premises permanently or temporarily set up for the viewing of bodies or human ashes, embalming premises, a crematorium, a public vault, a place where bodies are preserved, or any other place where funeral operations are carried on [...] 1, record 1, English, - funeral%20facility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- installation funéraire
1, record 1, French, installation%20fun%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on entend par «installations funéraires», un cimetière, un columbarium, un mausolée, un local aménagé de façon permanente ou temporaire pour servir à l'exposition de cadavres ou de cendres humaines, un local de thanatopraxie, un crématorium, un charnier, un espace où sont conservés des cadavres ou tout autre endroit où sont exercées des activités funéraires [...] 2, record 1, French, - installation%20fun%C3%A9raire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- temporary cemetery
1, record 2, English, temporary%20cemetery
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cemetery for the purpose of: a. The initial burial of the remains if the circumstances permit; or b. The re-burial of remains exhumed from an emergency burial. 2, record 2, English, - temporary%20cemetery
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
temporary cemetery: term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 2, English, - temporary%20cemetery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cimetière temporaire
1, record 2, French, cimeti%C3%A8re%20temporaire
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cimetière destiné à : a. une première inhumation de restes humains si les circonstances le permettent; b. une nouvelle inhumation de restes humains provenant d’une première inhumation d’urgence. 2, record 2, French, - cimeti%C3%A8re%20temporaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cimetière temporaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN; terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 2, French, - cimeti%C3%A8re%20temporaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Militar (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cementerio provisional
1, record 2, Spanish, cementerio%20provisional
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cementerio preparado para: a. El entierro de restos si las circunstancias lo permiten. b. El entierro por segunda vez de los restos exhumados de un enterramiento de emergencia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cementerio%20provisional
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-07-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- military burial plot
1, record 3, English, military%20burial%20plot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- concession de sépulture militaire
1, record 3, French, concession%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture%20militaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Concession de sépulture dans un cimetière(...) peut être perpétuelle, cinquantenaire ou temporaire. 2, record 3, French, - concession%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture%20militaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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