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DETERRENT DAMAGES [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

Some of our courts have refused to "draw" any distinction between punitive, exemplary or deterrent damages on the ground that there is no practical distinction among them.

OBS

deterrent damages: term used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Certains de nos tribunaux ont refusé d'"établir" quelque distinction que ce soit entre les dommages-intérêts punitifs, les dommages-intérêts "exemplaires" et les dommages-intérêts dissuasifs et, pour cette raison, il n'existe aucune distinction pratique entre ces différentes catégories.

OBS

dommages-intérêts dissuasifs : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

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