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FORCE INTERVENTION SECRETE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Risks and Threats (Security)
- Protection of Property
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surreptitious attack
1, record 1, English, surreptitious%20attack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A secret unauthorized attack to breach or circumvent a defensive system or some of its components in such a manner that the custodians and/or security force cannot readily detect the attack. 1, record 1, English, - surreptitious%20attack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
- Sécurité des biens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaque subreptice
1, record 1, French, attaque%20subreptice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Attaque secrète et non autorisée visant à percer ou contourner un système de protection ou certaines de ses composantes de manière à ce que les gardiens ou la force d’intervention ne puissent la détecter facilement. 1, record 1, French, - attaque%20subreptice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Police
- National and International Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- covert strike force
1, record 2, English, covert%20strike%20force
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CSF 1, record 2, English, CSF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Police
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- force d'intervention secrète
1, record 2, French, force%20d%27intervention%20secr%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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