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DEMANDADO [2 records]

Record 1 2008-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Maritime Law
DEF

Formerly, a party against whom a libel has been filed in an ecclesiastical court or in admiralty, corresponding to the defendant in actions at law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Droit maritime
OBS

libelle : (D.can.) Acte introductif d'instance.

Key term(s)
  • libellé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
  • Derecho marítimo
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Record 2 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Private Law
DEF

In a law suit, the party against whom an action is brought. He is the person required to answer in the action or suit.

OBS

In a criminal case, the "defendant" would be referred to as the "accused". In a divorce case or an appeal, he would be called the "respondent".

OBS

defender: a defendant in an action, particularly in Scotland.

OBS

Defendant used in this context in a broad sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Droit privé
DEF

Personne physique ou morale contre laquelle est dirigée ou intentée une action en justice.

OBS

défendeur : terme recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho procesal
  • Derecho privado
DEF

Persona contra la que se ejercita una demanda.

OBS

La expresión «demandado» tiene un sentido amplio, que comprende a todo litigante o parte contra el cual se dirige una acción o se reclama un derecho, aunque no se trate de una acción o de un derecho, aunque no se trate de la acción entablada en el libelo mismo de la demanda, sino otras producidas en la secuela posterior del juicio.

OBS

Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de la Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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