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MOMENT PERPETRATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crime-free period
1, record 1, English, crime%2Dfree%20period
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- crime free period
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- période sans perpétration de crime
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20sans%20perp%C3%A9tration%20de%20crime
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 a demandé aux participants d’évaluer l'importance de plusieurs facteurs au moment de déterminer s’il fallait ordonner une suspension du casier ou non. Parmi les facteurs visés, presque tous les participants ont déclaré qu'une certaine période sans perpétration de crime était importante [...] 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20sans%20perp%C3%A9tration%20de%20crime
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Photography
- Sexology
- Penal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- intimate image
1, record 2, English, intimate%20image
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In [the Criminal Code], intimate image means a visual recording of a person made by any means including a photographic, film or video recording, (a) in which the person is nude, is exposing his or her genital organs or anal region or her breasts or is engaged in explicit sexual activity; (b) in respect of which, at the time of the recording, there were circumstances that gave rise to a reasonable expectation of privacy; and (c) in respect of which the person depicted retains a reasonable expectation of privacy at the time the offence is committed. 2, record 2, English, - intimate%20image
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Photographie
- Sexologie
- Droit pénal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- image intime
1, record 2, French, image%20intime
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans le Code criminel], image intime s’entend d’un enregistrement visuel — photographique, filmé, vidéo ou autre — d’une personne, réalisé par tout moyen, où celle-ci : a) y figure nue, exposant ses seins, ses organes génitaux ou sa région anale ou se livrant à une activité sexuelle explicite; b) se trouvait, lors de la réalisation de cet enregistrement, dans des circonstances pour lesquelles il existe une attente raisonnable de protection en matière de vie privée; c) a toujours cette attente raisonnable de protection en matière de vie privée à l'égard de l'enregistrement au moment de la perpétration de l'infraction. 2, record 2, French, - image%20intime
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image intime : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Violence faite aux femmes» et reproduit avec l’autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l’Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 2, French, - image%20intime
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-06-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Criminal Law
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crime against humanity
1, record 3, English, crime%20against%20humanity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crime or series of crimes, such as genocide, directed against a large group because of race, religion, country of origin, or other reason unconnected with any individual's responsibility for having committed a criminal act. 2, record 3, English, - crime%20against%20humanity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crime against humanity means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against humanity according to customary international law or conventional international law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission. 3, record 3, English, - crime%20against%20humanity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal international
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crime contre l’humanité
1, record 3, French, crime%20contre%20l%26rsquo%3Bhumanit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Meurtre, extermination, réduction en esclavage, déportation, emprisonnement, torture, violence sexuelle, persécution ou autre fait — acte ou omission — inhumain, d’une part, commis contre une population civile ou un groupe identifiable de personnes et, d’autre part, qui constitue, au moment et au lieu de la perpétration, un crime contre l'humanité selon le droit international coutumier ou le droit international conventionnel, ou en raison de son caractère criminel d’après les principes généraux de droit reconnus par l'ensemble des nations, qu'il constitue ou non une transgression du droit en vigueur à ce moment et dans ce lieu. 2, record 3, French, - crime%20contre%20l%26rsquo%3Bhumanit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal internacional
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- crimen de lesa humanidad
1, record 3, Spanish, crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- delito de lesa humanidad 2, record 3, Spanish, delito%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crimen de especial gravedad, como el asesinato, el exterminio, la esclavitud, la deportación o el traslado forzoso de población, la privación grave de la libertad o la tortura, que se comete como parte de un ataque generalizado o sistemático contra una población civil y con conocimiento de dicho ataque. 3, record 3, Spanish, - crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crimen de lesa humanidad; delito de lesa humanidad: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda utilizar la expresión "crimen de lesa humanidad" y no "delito de lesa humanidad". 2, record 3, Spanish, - crimen%20de%20lesa%20humanidad
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-06-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- time of sentencing
1, record 4, English, time%20of%20sentencing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any person charged with an offence has the right ... if found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing, to the benefit of the lesser punishment. 1, record 4, English, - time%20of%20sentencing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moment de la sentence
1, record 4, French, moment%20de%20la%20sentence
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout inculpé a le droit [...] de bénéficier de la peine la moins sévère, lorsque la peine qui sanctionne l'infraction dont il est déclaré coupable est modifiée entre le moment de la perpétration de l'infraction et [le moment] de la sentence. 1, record 4, French, - moment%20de%20la%20sentence
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-06-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- time of commission
1, record 5, English, time%20of%20commission
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... if found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing ... 1, record 5, English, - time%20of%20commission
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moment de la perpétration
1, record 5, French, moment%20de%20la%20perp%C3%A9tration
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] lorsque la peine qui sanctionne l'infraction dont il est déclaré coupable est modifiée entre le moment de la perpétration de l'infraction et celui de la sentence. 1, record 5, French, - moment%20de%20la%20perp%C3%A9tration
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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