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médecin légiste [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2022-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

A public official who investigates deaths, conducts autopsies, and helps the state prosecute homicide cases.

CONT

Medical examiner have replaced coroners in many states.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Officier public chargé de mener certaines enquêtes médicales.

OBS

médecin légiste : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical Staff
  • Law of Evidence
  • Emergency Management
DEF

A medical doctor appointed by a province or territory to oversee or perform medico-legal death investigations in all individual cases of unnatural, unexpected, unexplained or unattended deaths in order to determine the identity of deceased victims as well as the date, place, cause and circumstances of death.

OBS

In Canada, a medical examiner must be a qualified physician.

OBS

The role of a medical examiner differs from that of the non-physician coroner in that the medical examiner is expected to bring medical expertise to the evaluation of the medical history and physical examination of the deceased.

OBS

medical examiner; ME: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Personnel médical
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Médecin qualifié qui est nommé par le gouvernement d'une province ou d'un territoire pour superviser ou effectuer les investigations médico-légales dans tous les cas individuels de mort non naturelle, subite, inexpliquée ou sans surveillance, afin de déterminer l'identité des victimes décédées ainsi que la date, le lieu, la cause et les circonstances du décès.

OBS

Au Canada, un médecin légiste doit être un médecin qualifié.

OBS

médecin légiste; ML : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Personal médico
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Gestión de emergencias
DEF

Facultativo designado por la ley para asistir en las actuaciones judiciales y ante los tribunales de justicia como perito en lo criminal y en lo civil. En España son funcionarios de carrera.

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