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absolute obligation [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

If the court is satisfied to accept the legislative judgment as conclusively determining the standard of conduct appropriate to the occasion, it follows that any unexcused deviation is negligence per se. ... For the duty to comply is one of "absolute obligation." This means in the first instance that the defendant will not be heard to excuse his failure to adopt the prescribed safeguard by arguing that what he did was quite adequate or just as good ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
DEF

Obligation par laquelle le débiteur est tenu de fournir un résultat précis et déterminé sauf dans l'éventualité d'un cas fortuit.

Spanish

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