TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

RAPT [6 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2018-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2015-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Social Problems
DEF

The criminal or tortious act of taking another person by fraud, persuasion or violence.

CONT

A parent may complain of abduction or enticement of his child in violation of his right to legal custody, as when a girl of sixteen was persuaded to join a nunnery against her father's will.

OBS

The taking need not be by force, either actual or constructive, and consent obtained by persuasiveness is no defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

Fait de s'emparer de quelqu'un par séduction ou de l'emmener par violence ou par fraude.

OBS

Dans le Code criminel, «abduction» se rend par «enlèvement» ou «rapt» et «forcible abduction» par «rapt».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Problemas sociales
DEF

Apoderamiento de una persona utilizando medios violentos [...]

OBS

Se diferencia del secuestro en que los motivos de éste suelen ser de naturaleza económica, política o ideológica.

Save record 2

Record 3 1986-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Applications of Automation
OBS

The name of a programming language used in robotics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Automatisation et applications
OBS

Le nom d'un langage de programmation utilisé en robotique.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 1985-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 1980-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
OBS

(n.m.) Réaction nucléaire sans formation de noyau composé, dans laquelle le projectile enlève un des nucléons du noyau cible.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
OBS

(...) pick-up process is also observed: a fast proton picks up a neutron in traversing a nucleus and leaves as a high-energy deuteron in the forward direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
OBS

rapt: réaction nucléaire sans formation de noyau composé, dans laquelle le projectile enlève un des nucléons du noyau cible. [on dit plus couramment capture]

Spanish

Save record 6

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: