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DELIT CRIMINEL VOIES FAIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- criminal assault
1, record 1, English, criminal%20assault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crime of assault 2, record 1, English, crime%20of%20assault
correct
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, - criminal%20assault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voies de fait en droit criminel
1, record 1, French, voies%20de%20fait%20en%20droit%20criminel
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- voies de fait criminelles 2, record 1, French, voies%20de%20fait%20criminelles
correct, feminine noun, plural
- délit criminel de voies de fait 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lit%20criminel%20de%20voies%20de%20fait
correct, masculine noun
- agression criminelle 4, record 1, French, agression%20criminelle
correct, feminine 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. 5, record 1, French, - voies%20de%20fait%20en%20droit%20criminel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voies de fait en droit criminel; voies de fait criminelles : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel 6, record 1, French, - voies%20de%20fait%20en%20droit%20criminel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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