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PASSEPORT CONTREFAIT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Official Documents
- National and International Security
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- utter a counterfeit passport
1, record 1, English, utter%20a%20counterfeit%20passport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- utter a false passport 1, record 1, English, utter%20a%20false%20passport
correct
- utter a falsified passport 1, record 1, English, utter%20a%20falsified%20passport
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Documents officiels
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émettre un faux passeport
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mettre%20un%20faux%20passeport
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- émettre un passeport contrefait 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mettre%20un%20passeport%20contrefait
correct
- émettre un passeport falsifié 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mettre%20un%20passeport%20falsifi%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
émettre un faux passeport; émettre un passeport contrefait; émettre un passeport falsifié : termes tirés du Mini-lexique de l'espionnage, de la trahison et de la haute trahison et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mettre%20un%20faux%20passeport
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-06-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- passport fraud
1, record 2, English, passport%20fraud
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passport fraud includes attempts to obtain a passport by using another person's identity, by altering the passport booklet, or by counterfeiting the document. 2, record 2, English, - passport%20fraud
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraude de passeport
1, record 2, French, fraude%20de%20passeport
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a fraude de passeport lorsqu'un imposteur tente d’obtenir ce document sous un faux nom, altère un livret de passeport ou le contrefait. 2, record 2, French, - fraude%20de%20passeport
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-05-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
- Offences and crimes
- Official Documents
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- forged passport
1, record 3, English, forged%20passport
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- counterfeit passport 2, record 3, English, counterfeit%20passport
correct
- fraudulent passport 2, record 3, English, fraudulent%20passport
correct
- falsified passport 3, record 3, English, falsified%20passport
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
forged passport; counterfeit passport; fraudulent passport: terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Passport Canada. 4, record 3, English, - forged%20passport
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
- Infractions et crimes
- Documents officiels
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faux passeport
1, record 3, French, faux%20passeport
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- passeport contrefait 1, record 3, French, passeport%20contrefait
correct, masculine noun
- passeport frauduleux 2, record 3, French, passeport%20frauduleux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faux passeport; passeport contrefait; passeport frauduleux : terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et par Passeport Canada. 3, record 3, French, - faux%20passeport
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos jurídicos
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Documentos oficiales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasaporte falsificado
1, record 3, Spanish, pasaporte%20falsificado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- pasaporte apócrifo 2, record 3, Spanish, pasaporte%20ap%C3%B3crifo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los inspectores perderían un instrumento valioso para detectar pasaportes falsificados puesto que no podrían calcular manualmente los dígitos de verificación. Los falsificadores suelen colocar dígitos de verificación incorrectos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - pasaporte%20falsificado
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