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SOCIAL DUTY [2 records]

Record 1 2013-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
CONT

To allow for paid absences from work where such absences are occasioned by legal or societal obligations, or are deemed by the employer to be situations where the employee should not suffer a loss of income.

CONT

The Court observed that there was a general moral and social duty on citizens to assist the State in the administration of justice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

Accorder un congé de travail rémunéré lorsque ce congé est fondé sur des obligations juridiques ou sociales, ou jugé par l'employeur comme constituant un cas où l'employé ne devrait pas subir une perte de revenu.

CONT

La Cour a fait remarquer que les citoyens avaient l'obligation morale et sociale générale d'aider l'État à assurer l'administration de la justice.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

... a duty recognized by ... people of ordinary intelligence and moral principle, but at the same time not a duty enforceable by legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal.

OBS

social duty: Par opposition à "legal duty".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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