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FAUSSE CONFESSION SANS CONTRAINTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Courts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- voluntary false confession
1, record 1, English, voluntary%20false%20confession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A voluntary false confession is one in which a person falsely confesses to a crime absent any pressure or coercion from police investigators ... 2, record 1, English, - voluntary%20false%20confession
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Tribunaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fausse confession volontaire
1, record 1, French, fausse%20confession%20volontaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fausse confession sans contrainte 2, record 1, French, fausse%20confession%20sans%20contrainte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Confession faite volontairement et intentionnellement de façon mensongère concernant la perpétration d'un crime quelconque, en présence d'une personne en autorité ou de la police afin d'obtenir certains avantages ou d'attirer son attention. 2, record 1, French, - fausse%20confession%20volontaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- confession fausse volontaire
- confession fausse sans contrainte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- non-coerced-persuaded false confession
1, record 2, English, non%2Dcoerced%2Dpersuaded%20false%20confession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A third kind of false confession is the non-coerced-persuaded confession. In this scenario, police tactics cause the innocent person to “become confused, doubt his memory, be temporarily persuaded of his guilt and confess to a crime he did not commit” 1, record 2, English, - non%2Dcoerced%2Dpersuaded%20false%20confession
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Droit judiciaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fausse confession induite par persuasion sans coercition
1, record 2, French, fausse%20confession%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20sans%20coercition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fausse confession induite par persuasion non coercitive 2, record 2, French, fausse%20confession%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20non%20coercitive
correct, feminine noun
- fausse confession induite par persuasion sans contrainte 2, record 2, French, fausse%20confession%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20sans%20contrainte
correct, feminine noun
- fausse confession induite par persuasion non contraignante 2, record 2, French, fausse%20confession%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20non%20contraignante
correct, feminine noun
- confession fausse induite par persuasion sans coercition 2, record 2, French, confession%20fausse%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20sans%20coercition
feminine noun
- confession fausse induite par persuasion sans contrainte 2, record 2, French, confession%20fausse%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20sans%20contrainte
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le troisième type de fausses confessions est la fausse confession induite par persuasion sans coercition. Dans ce scénario, les tactiques policières utilisées ont pour effet d’amener la personne innocente à [traduction] «devenir confuse, à douter de sa mémoire, à être temporairement persuadée de sa culpabilité et à confesser un crime qu’elle n’a pas commis»: 1, record 2, French, - fausse%20confession%20induite%20par%20persuasion%20sans%20coercition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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