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Record 1 2015-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
DEF

... damages [that] are awarded when although the plaintiff has proved his case, the action ought never to have been brought.

OBS

contemptuous damages; derisory damages: terms used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
OBS

dommages-intérêts dérisoires : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

dommages-intérêts dérisoires : terme utilisé au pluriel.

Spanish

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