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PLEA [5 records]

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Record 1 2018-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Social Problems
OBS

PLEA is an accredited, not-for-profit, charitable community services agency that has operated throughout BC [British Columbia] for more than 30 years. [PLEA delivers] residential and non-residential services to children, youth, adults and families facing significant challenges in their lives.

Key term(s)
  • Pacific Legal Education Association Community Services
  • Pacific Legal Education Association Community Services Society of BC
  • Pacific Legal Education Association Community Services Society of British Columbia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Problèmes sociaux
Key term(s)
  • Pacific Legal Education Association Community Services
  • Pacific Legal Education Association Community Services Society of BC
  • Pacific Legal Education Association Community Services Society of British Columbia

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Legal Profession: Organization
OBS

The Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA) was incorporated in 1980 as a non-profit, non-government organization that exists to educate, inform and empower through law-related education. PLEA's primary core funder is the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan. PLEA is also the designated recipient of the Department of Justice (Canada) public legal education and information funding and receives support from Saskatchewan Justice. Additionally PLEA enjoys the support of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Canadian Bar Association (Saskatchewan Branch), College of Law, Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission, Saskatoon Public Library and public libraries and regional colleges throughout the province.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

A formal response by the defendant to the affirmative assertions of the plaintiff in a civil case or to the charges of the prosecutor in a criminal case.

CONT

In legal terminology, a plea is simply an answer to a claim made by someone in a civil or criminal case under common law using the adversary system. Collequially, a plea has come to mean the assertion by a criminal defendant, at arraignment or otherwise in response to a criminal charge, whether he is guilty or not guilty.

CONT

pleading: A formal statement, generally written, propounding the cause of action or the defense in a case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
DEF

Déclaration par laquelle un accusé prend position à l'égard de l'accusation qui a été portée contre lui.

OBS

plaidoyer : terme parfois employé en procédure civile, pour désigner l'acte de procédure produit par le défendeur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
DEF

Fait pour un accusé de plaider coupable ou non coupable à une accusation.

OBS

Éviter d'employer le terme «plaidoyer» (de culpabilité, de non-culpabilité) dans ce sens.

OBS

«Réponse à l'accusation» est normalisé par l'Office de la langue française le 8 septembre 1995.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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