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DIRECT CAUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-30

English

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

The active, efficient cause that sets in motion a train of events that brings about a result without the intervention of any other independent source.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

On doit aussi tenir, pour acquis que le jury avait conclu, selon la prépondérance de la preuve, que l'accident, tout en n'étant pas obligatoirement la seule cause du suicide, en était une cause directe et substantielle sans laquelle il ne serait vraisemblablement pas survenu.

OBS

cause directe : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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