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INCOMPETENCY [2 records]

Record 1 2013-11-12

English

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

Lack of legal ability in some respect, especially to stand trial or to testify.

CONT

Once the defense lawyer established her client's incompetency, the client did not have to stand trial.

French

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

inhabilité : 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 2013-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la notion d'«incompetency (of a witness)» en droit de la preuve, qui se rend par «inhabilité».

OBS

incapacité : 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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