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innuendo [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-06-10

English

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

An oblique remark or indirect suggestion, usu. of a derogatory nature.

CONT

To lawyer and layman alike, all types of secondary meaning have come to be known as "innuendos" ....

French

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

Déclaration dont la portée peut être constitutive de diffamation en raison de son sens caché.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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Record 2 2015-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Legal Actions
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

The part of a pleading in an action for libel that explains words spoken or written that are the basis of the action, thereby attaching to those words their proper meaning.

Key term(s)
  • innuendo in pleading

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Actions en justice
  • Droit des délits (common law)
DEF

Précision apportée dans une plaidoirie en diffamation au sujet de mots dont le contenu diffamatoire n'est pas immédiatement apparent.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Communication
CONT

The Western notion of getting right to the point is next to impossible in Japanese. Yes, you can learn the words for "What do you think of my widgets," but you cannot force your Japanese contacts to reply in a straightforward manner. ... In other words, learn Japanese and learn the gentle art of non-speak, so essential to doing business in Japan. (Financial Times, 25 May 1985, in Vocable no 22, 4 Jul. 1985, p. 8.).

Key term(s)
  • innuendo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la communication
Key term(s)
  • non-dire
  • non-dit
  • allusion

Spanish

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