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BAD MOTIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-08-28

English

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

A person's knowledge that an act is wrongful while the person commits the act.

CONT

The court also held that the abuse of process claim was not cognizable because only defendant Nuñez was alleged to have had a bad motive; bringing a lawsuit was not an abuse of process...

French

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

Motif découlant de la connaissance d'une personne que la commission d'une infraction est mauvaise.

CONT

Le message incitant à se manifester «au mieux dans les 48 heures pour être efficace» leur apparu le seul motif préjudiciable. N'incitant pas les gens à se manifester dans les premières heures, comme cela est recommandé, il ne représentait pas un véritable message de protection de santé publique.

Spanish

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