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DELIT CIVIL ACTE VIOLENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tort of battery
1, record 1, English, tort%20of%20battery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conduct which amounts to the tort of battery or assault would also usually constitute a criminal assault. A defendant who punches someone in the nose is liable both for the tort of battery and the crime of assault. 2, record 1, English, - tort%20of%20battery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the United States, intention to do an act that ultimately results in contact is sufficient for the tort of battery, while intention to inflict an injury on another is required for criminal battery. 3, record 1, English, - tort%20of%20battery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
At common law, battery is the tort of intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) and voluntarily bringing about an unconsented harmful or offensive contact with a person or to something closely associated with them (e.g. a hat, a purse). 3, record 1, English, - tort%20of%20battery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délit civil d'acte de violence
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lit%20civil%20d%27acte%20de%20violence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- délit d'acte de violence 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lit%20d%27acte%20de%20violence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un comportement constituant le délit de voies de fait ou d'acte de violence constitue habituellement des voies de fait en droit criminel. Le défendeur qui donne un coup de poing à la figure de quelqu'un est coupable et du délit civil d'acte de violence et du délit criminel de voies de fait. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lit%20civil%20d%27acte%20de%20violence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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