Criminal Code

Marginal note:Definitions

214 In this Part,

abandon or expose

abandonner ou exposer

abandon or expose includes

• (a) a wilful omission to take charge of a child by a person who is under a legal duty to do so, and

• (b) dealing with a child in a manner that is likely to leave that child exposed to risk without protection; (abandonner ou exposer)

aircraft

aéronef

aircraft does not include a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere primarily from reactions against the earth’s surface of air expelled from the machine; (aéronef)

child

child [Repealed, 2002, c. 13, s. 9]

form of marriage

formalité de mariage

form of marriage includes a ceremony of marriage that is recognized as valid

• (a) by the law of the place where it was celebrated, or

• (b) by the law of the place where an accused is tried, notwithstanding that it is not recognized as valid by the law of the place where it was celebrated; (formalité de mariage)

guardian

tuteur

guardian includes a person who has in law or in fact the custody or control of a child; (tuteur)

operate

conduire

operate

• (a) means, in respect of a motor vehicle, to drive the vehicle,

• (b) means, in respect of railway equipment, to participate in the direct control of its motion, whether

  • (i) as a member of the crew of the equipment,

  • (ii) as a person who, by remote control, acts in lieu of such crew, or

  • (iii) as other than a member or person described in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), and

• (c) includes, in respect of a vessel or an aircraft, to navigate the vessel or aircraft; (conduire)

vessel

bateau

vessel includes a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere primarily from reactions against the earth’s surface of air expelled from the machine. (bateau)