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NON-PERSONNE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law (various)
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

A person who is regarded as non-existent or unimportant, or who is not considered as a person for purposes of entitlement to rights ...

Key term(s)
  • nonperson
  • human nonperson

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit (divers)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

Les non-personnes humaines seraient, par exemple, le fœtus, le nouveau-né, le patient atteint de démence profonde, l’handicapé mental grave ou encore le patient qui se trouve dans un état végétatif.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

An individual who usually for political or ideological reasons is removed completely from recognition, consideration, or memory.

CONT

Stalin became an unperson when he was removed from the Lenin Mausoleum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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