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CIVIL ASSAULT [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-29

English

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

An assault considered as a tort and not as a crime.

OBS

An assault for which the assailant is liable in a civil action.

French

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

voies de fait civiles : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • voie de fait civile

Spanish

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