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ADULTERY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adultery
1, record 1, English, adultery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- advowtry 2, record 1, English, advowtry
archaic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a spouse and any person other than his wife or her husband while the marriage exists. 3, record 1, English, - adultery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In divorce proceedings, adultery committed by the spouse against whom the proceeding is brought may constitute proof that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. 4, record 1, English, - adultery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
adultery; advowtry: adultery was formerly a tort actionable by a writ of trespass in an action for criminal conversation, which lay against one who had committed adultery with the plaintiff's wife. 2, record 1, English, - adultery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adultère
1, record 1, French, adult%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport sexuel consensuel d'une personne mariée avec une autre que son conjoint. 2, record 1, French, - adult%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'adultère de l'un des conjoints est considéré comme un fait permettant d'établir l'échec du mariage dans le cadre du divorce. 3, record 1, French, - adult%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'adultère était autrefois à l'origine d'un délit connu également sous le nom de conversation criminelle («criminal conversation»), lequel permettait au mari d'intenter une action judiciaire contre l'homme avec lequel son épouse avait commis l'adultère. 3, record 1, French, - adult%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
adultère : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - adult%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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