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FOUILLE OUVERTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- preliminary investigation 1, record 1, English, preliminary%20investigation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- initial investigation 1, record 1, English, initial%20investigation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The initial or preliminary investigation... includes the care of injured persons, apprehension of the criminal at the scene or in flight, protection of the crime scene pending a search for physical evidence, and finally the recovery of stolen property. 1, record 1, English, - preliminary%20investigation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- constatations préliminaires
1, record 1, French, constatations%20pr%C3%A9liminaires
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enquête préliminaire 1, record 1, French, enqu%C3%AAte%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... les devoirs du premier policier sur [la] scène [d’un] crime, ce qu'il est convenu d’appeler les constatations préliminaires ou l'enquête préliminaire, comportent les étapes [suivantes] assistance à la victime; arrestation du suspect; protection de la scène; fouille sommaire; localiser et identifier les témoins; transmettre les informations; noter toute observation; aviser les experts; céder ses responsabilités. Dans le langage policier, l'«enquête préliminaire» est la voie normale par laquelle la police judiciaire accomplit sa mission qui est de constater les infractions à la loi pénale, d’en rassembler les preuves et d’en rechercher les auteurs tant que l'information n’ est pas ouverte. L'«enquête préliminaire» peut donc durer plus longtemps qu'un «preliminary investigation» qui se déroule principalement sur la scène d’un crime. 1, record 1, French, - constatations%20pr%C3%A9liminaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-03-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Excavation (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- open pit excavation
1, record 2, English, open%20pit%20excavation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pit excavations of some area, with free standing banks, are generally safer for personnel than similar wall of trenches or small pits. 1, record 2, English, - open%20pit%20excavation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fouilles (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fouille ouverte
1, record 2, French, fouille%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fouille à volume ouvert 2, record 2, French, fouille%20%C3%A0%20volume%20ouvert
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excavation réalisée dans le sol en ménageant aux parois un modelé propre à maintenir leur stabilité pendant la durée d’ouverture de la fouille. 3, record 2, French, - fouille%20ouverte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à "fouille blindée". 4, record 2, French, - fouille%20ouverte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il [réservoir] est dit plus précisément "en cavité souterraine" s’il a été réalisé dans une excavation naturelle ou artificielle en forme de galerie ou de chambre ouverte au lieu de l'avoir été en fouille ouverte. 5, record 2, French, - fouille%20ouverte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- open-dredged caisson
1, record 3, English, open%2Ddredged%20caisson
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The most common shapes of open-dredged caissons are (1) circular and annular, as for pump wells and shafts, and (2) rectangular and compartmented, as for bridge piers of all sizes. 1, record 3, English, - open%2Ddredged%20caisson
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caisson à fouille ouverte 1, record 3, French, caisson%20%C3%A0%20fouille%20ouverte
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les formes les plus communes de caissons à fouille ouverte sont :(1) circulaires et annulaires, comme pour les puits, et(2) rectangulaires et compartimentées, comme pour les piles de ponts de toutes dimensions. 1, record 3, French, - caisson%20%C3%A0%20fouille%20ouverte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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