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FOSSE COMMUNE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trench burial
1, record 1, English, trench%20burial
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of burial resorted to when casualties are heavy whereby a trench is prepared and the individual remains are laid in it side by side, thus obviating the necessity of digging and filling individual graves. 1, record 1, English, - trench%20burial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trench burial: This term has been removed from the NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions. 2, record 1, English, - trench%20burial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inhumation en fosse commune
1, record 1, French, inhumation%20en%20fosse%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé qui consiste à déposer les corps dans une tranchée, les uns à côté des autres, pour eviter d’avoir à creuser des tombes individuelles. 2, record 1, French, - inhumation%20en%20fosse%20commune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inhumation en fosse commune : Ce terme a été retiré du Glossaire OTAN de termes et définitions. 3, record 1, French, - inhumation%20en%20fosse%20commune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
- Emergency Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mass grave
1, record 2, English, mass%20grave
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] grave containing multiple ... human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial. 2, record 2, English, - mass%20grave
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
- Gestion des urgences
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fosse commune
1, record 2, French, fosse%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sépulture de masse 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9pulture%20de%20masse
correct, feminine noun
- charnier 3, record 2, French, charnier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une fosse commune est une fosse ou une tranchée creusée dans le sol destinée à y entasser des cadavres. [...] les fosses communes sont plutôt réservées [...] aux morts non identifiés tués lors de catastrophes, d’épidémies, de guerres ou de révolutions. 1, record 2, French, - fosse%20commune
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
- Land Forces
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- group burial
1, record 3, English, group%20burial
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mass burial 2, record 3, English, mass%20burial
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A burial in a common grave of two or more individually unidentified remains. 1, record 3, English, - group%20burial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
- Forces terrestres
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- inhumation collective
1, record 3, French, inhumation%20collective
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inhumation, dans une fosse commune, de plusieurs dépouilles mortelles non identifiées. 2, record 3, French, - inhumation%20collective
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inhumation collective : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l’Armée de terre; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 3, record 3, French, - inhumation%20collective
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ceremonial y tradiciones (Militar)
- Ejército de tierra
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- inhumación colectiva
1, record 3, Spanish, inhumaci%C3%B3n%20colectiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bundle burial 1, record 4, English, bundle%20burial
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sépulture en faisceaux 1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9pulture%20en%20faisceaux
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
archéologie; les indiens ramassaient les os des squelettes dégagés de leur chair humaine et les déposaient en faisceaux dans une fosse commune 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9pulture%20en%20faisceaux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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