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FUITE DOUCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- walk away
1, record 1, English, walk%20away
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... missing person with some [type] of cognitive deficiency, who has wandered away from a constant care environment. 1, record 1, English, - walk%20away
Record 1, Key term(s)
- walkaway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fuite en douce
1, record 1, French, fuite%20en%20douce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de disparition dans lequel une personne ayant [un déficit cognitif] quelconque a fui en douce [...] un [environnement] de soins assidus. 1, record 1, French, - fuite%20en%20douce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- walkaway
1, record 2, English, walkaway
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An escape from a minimum-security institution where there is no wall to scale. 2, record 2, English, - walkaway
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fuite en douce
1, record 2, French, fuite%20en%20douce
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Évasion d'un établissement à sécurité minimale où il n'y a pas de mur à escalader. 2, record 2, French, - fuite%20en%20douce
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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