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bodily harm [2 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

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

Physical, psychological or mental injury including death as well as damage to the clothing worn by the victim …

French

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

lésion corporelle; dommage corporel : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • lésions corporelles
  • dommages corporels

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
DEF

[Daño] que afecta la integridad física de una persona [...] Su manifestación extrema es la muerte.

CONT

Son daños personales todos los que afectan a la vida o a la integridad física o moral (libertad, honor, intimidad) de la persona. El concepto amplio de daños personales comprende tanto los daños corporales como los daños morales. En sentido estricto, la expresión significa daño (o lesión) corporal.

OBS

daño corporal y daño personal: Expresiones y contexto reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

Key term(s)
  • daños personales
  • daños corporales
  • lesiones corporales
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Record 2 2019-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

A personal injury occurs when a person has suffered some form of injury, either physical or psychological, as the result of an accident. The most common type of personal injury claims are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, tripping accidents, assault claims, accidents in the home, defective product accidents and holiday accidents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

lésion corporelle : L'expression «lésion corporelle» est employée le plus souvent au pluriel.

OBS

blessure; lésion corporelle : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Key term(s)
  • lésions corporelles

Spanish

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