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STATUS OFFENSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- status crime
1, record 1, English, status%20crime
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- status offense 1, record 1, English, status%20offense
correct
- personal-condition crime 1, record 1, English, personal%2Dcondition%20crime
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crime of which a person is guilty by being in a certain condition or of a specific character. 1, record 1, English, - status%20crime
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crime d'oisiveté
1, record 1, French, crime%20d%27oisivet%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crime relié à l'état ou à la situation d'une personne. 2, record 1, French, - crime%20d%27oisivet%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pressé par ses juges catholiques, il avoue ses crimes d'oisiveté, d'incitation aux festins, de remplissage des boyaux et de piperie. Et c'est sans compter le braconnage, le gaspillage, le marivaudage et les autres atteintes à l'ordre public : l'ivresse, l'injure et moult folies encore à sa charge 3, record 1, French, - crime%20d%27oisivet%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oisiveté: État d'une personne oisive, qui n'a rien à faire, qui ne fait rien. 2, record 1, French, - crime%20d%27oisivet%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Criminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- status offense
1, record 2, English, status%20offense
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- status offence 2, record 2, English, status%20offence
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied to offenses only committed by minors. In some cases, it is used to mean a regulatory offense. 1, record 2, English, - status%20offense
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Status offense. A type of crime that is not based upon prohibited action or inaction but rests on the fact that the offender has a certain personal condition or is of a specified character. 3, record 2, English, - status%20offense
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vagrancy—the act of traveling from place to place with no visible means of support—is an example of a status offense. 3, record 2, English, - status%20offense
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Criminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- infraction reliée à l'oisiveté
1, record 2, French, infraction%20reli%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20l%27oisivet%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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