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MENTAL DISABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mental incompetency
1, record 1, English, mental%20incompetency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mental disability 2, record 1, English, mental%20disability
correct
- mental incompetence 3, record 1, English, mental%20incompetence
correct
- mental incapacity 4, record 1, English, mental%20incapacity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any abnormal condition of the mind, regardless of its medical label, which substantially affects mental or emotional processes and substantially impairs behavior controls. 5, record 1, English, - mental%20incompetency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
- Droits et libertés
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incapacité mentale
1, record 1, French, incapacit%C3%A9%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- incompétence mentale 2, record 1, French, incomp%C3%A9tence%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
- handicap mental 3, record 1, French, handicap%20mental
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'article 15 [de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés] interdit la discrimination fondée sur une incapacité mentale ou physique. 4, record 1, French, - incapacit%C3%A9%20mentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque [...] les sujets éventuels sont des personnes qui à cause d'une incompétence mentale sont incapables de consentir elles-mêmes librement et d'une manière éclairée à leur participation à la recherche, le consentement peut être obtenu de leur mandataire. 5, record 1, French, - incapacit%C3%A9%20mentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estado de las personas (Derecho privado)
- Derechos y Libertades
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
- Derecho de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- incapacidad mental
1, record 1, Spanish, incapacidad%20mental
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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