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DEGRE CONNAISSANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
DEF

A degree of knowledge that makes a person legally responsible for the consequences of his or her act or omission.

CONT

Scienter ... the fact of an act's having been done knowingly, esp. as a ground for civil damages or criminal punishment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
DEF

En matière de délit civil, le propriétaire d'un bien est présumé responsable des dommages causés à autrui par son bien. Il n'est pas nécessaire de prouver sa négligence dans la garde de son bien. Cependant, si la preuve démontre qu'il a la connaissance que son bien peut causer des préjudices à autrui; ce fait peut constituer un facteur aggravant dans l'établissement des dommages-intérêts pour la victime.

Spanish

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