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ATTOUCHEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sexual touching
1, record 1, English, sexual%20touching
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- touching 2, record 1, English, touching
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Invitation to sexual touching. Every person who for a sexual purpose invites, counsels or incites a child under 14 to touch directly or indirectly with a part of the body or an object the body of any person, including the child's own body and the body of the person encouraging the touching. 3, record 1, English, - sexual%20touching
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contacts sexuels
1, record 1, French, contacts%20sexuels
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- toucher des parties sexuelles 2, record 1, French, toucher%20des%20parties%20sexuelles
correct, masculine noun
- attouchement 2, record 1, French, attouchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Incitation à des contacts sexuels. Toute personne qui à des fins d'ordre sexuel, invite, engage ou incite un enfant de moins de 14 ans à la toucher, à se toucher ou à toucher un tiers, directement ou indirectement, avec une partie du corps ou avec un objet. 3, record 1, French, - contacts%20sexuels
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le Code criminel, le terme consacré est «contacts sexuels». 2, record 1, French, - contacts%20sexuels
Record 1, Key term(s)
- contact sexuel
- toucher
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-02-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
- Social Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fondling
1, record 2, English, fondling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sexual fondling 1, record 2, English, sexual%20fondling
correct
- petting 2, record 2, English, petting
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It should be appreciated that even less physically intrusive forms of sexual abuse can have severe long-term effects. Many children are highly traumatized by acts of fondling, especially when they occur repeatedly and are perpetrated by individual in a position of trust. 3, record 2, English, - fondling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caresses
1, record 2, French, caresses
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- attouchement 1, record 2, French, attouchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Attouchement» a souvent une connotation péjorative. 1, record 2, French, - caresses
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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