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negligent words [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Legal System
CONT

... primarily in the context of claims for pecuniary loss, specialized rules for actionable misrepresentation developed, including the entirely distinct action for deceit, followed much later by an action for negligent words and the strict liability for express warranties.

OBS

term usually used in the plural

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Théorie du droit
OBS

terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel

Spanish

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