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REPUTATION [2 records]

Record 1 2013-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

General opinion, good or bad, held of a person by those of the community in which he resides. (Blacks's, p. 1172)

CONT

Reputation is a composite description of what people in a community have said and are saying about a matter. A witness who testifies to reputation testifies to his generalized memory of a series of out-of-court statements. (McCormick, p. 595)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

réputation: terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Private Law
  • Family Law (common law)
DEF

The general estimation in which a person is held with reference to moral character, ability and other qualities (his good name, honour, credit or standing).

CONT

Defamation is not limited to aspersions upon an individual's private character - his reputation for honour, honesty or integrity - but embraces also disparaging observations prejudicial to his reputation in trade, business profession or office.

OBS

reputation: Every person has a right to the respect of his reputation and privacy.

OBS

It is a personality right.

OBS

reputation: Term and observation reproduced from sections 3 and 35 of the Civil Code of Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Droit privé
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

Toute personne a droit au respect de sa réputation et de sa vie privée.

OBS

réputation : Il s'agit d'un droit de la personnalité.

OBS

réputation : Terme et observation reproduits des articles 3 et 35 du Code civil du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derechos y Libertades
  • Derecho privado
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
CONT

Toda persona tiene derecho al respeto de su reputación y de su vida privada.

OBS

reputación: Se trata de un derecho de la personalidad.

OBS

reputación: Término y observación traducidos del artículo 3 y 35 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000.

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