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DOMMAGE MATERIEL [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- damage to property
1, record 1, English, damage%20to%20property
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dommage matériel
1, record 1, French, dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- material damage
1, record 2, English, material%20damage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tangible damage 2, record 2, English, tangible%20damage
correct
- material injury 2, record 2, English, material%20injury
correct
- tangible injury 2, record 2, English, tangible%20injury
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the action of trespass also came to serve the wholly distinct function of an ordinary tort remedy for material damage sustained by an occupier as the direct result of another's activity involving an entry, whether personal or by means of animate or inanimate objects. 3, record 2, English, - material%20damage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dommage matériel
1, record 2, French, dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- préjudice matériel 1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9judice%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dommage matériel; préjudice matériel : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insurance
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- property damage
1, record 3, English, property%20damage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- damage to property 3, record 3, English, damage%20to%20property
correct
- physical damage 4, record 3, English, physical%20damage
correct
- material damage 4, record 3, English, material%20damage
correct
- tangible damage 4, record 3, English, tangible%20damage
correct
- material loss 5, record 3, English, material%20loss
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Damage to goods or property. 6, record 3, English, - property%20damage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Assurances
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dommage matériel
1, record 3, French, dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dégât matériel 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9g%C3%A2t%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
- accident matériel 3, record 3, French, accident%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dommage qui porte atteinte aux choses ou aux biens. 4, record 3, French, - dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguros
- Comercio exterior
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- daño material
1, record 3, Spanish, da%C3%B1o%20material
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Daño] que afecta a los bienes o patrimonio. 2, record 3, Spanish, - da%C3%B1o%20material
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El daño puede ser de dos tipos: material o moral. Entiéndese por la primera especie aquel que, directa o indirectamente, afecta a un patrimonio, a aquellos bienes (cosas o derechos) susceptibles de evaluación económica. 3, record 3, Spanish, - da%C3%B1o%20material
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
daño material: Término y observación reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 4, record 3, Spanish, - da%C3%B1o%20material
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- property damage
1, record 4, English, property%20damage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- physical damage 2, record 4, English, physical%20damage
correct
- injury to property 3, record 4, English, injury%20to%20property
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The occupancy duties are controlling for property damage no less than for personal injury .... Claims are not therefore limited, for instance, to property damaged in connection with personal injury. 4, record 4, English, - property%20damage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dommage aux biens
1, record 4, French, dommage%20aux%20biens
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- dommage matériel 2, record 4, French, dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
- préjudice matériel 2, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9judice%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Dommage aux biens» s'oppose à «dommage à la personne» (personal damage) et comprend deux catégories particulières : le «dommage physique» (physical damage) qui se distingue de la «perte purement financière» (pure economic loss). Dans certains contextes anglais, «physical damage» se confond avec «property damage» et peut se rendre en français par le même équivalent «dommage aux biens». 3, record 4, French, - dommage%20aux%20biens
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-02-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- injury to the goods 1, record 5, English, injury%20to%20the%20goods
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The injury to the person and the injury to the goods, and perhaps the injury to the plaintiff's real property and the injury to such modern rights as the right to privacy flowing from the negligence serve only as yardsticks useful in measuring the damage which the breach caused. 1, record 5, English, - injury%20to%20the%20goods
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dommage matériel
1, record 5, French, dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les lésions corporelles, les dommages matériels et, peut-être, les dommages causés aux biens immeubles du demandeur et le préjudice subi en raison de la violation de droits d'apparition plus récente, comme le droit au respect de la vie privée, résultant de la négligence du défendeur, ne sont que des étalons utiles pour évaluer les dommages causés. 1, record 5, French, - dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche terminologique en droit de la responsabilité délictuelle fournie par le Centre de traduction et de documentation juridique de l'Université d'Ottawa. 2, record 5, French, - dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1988-07-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Private Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- material injury
1, record 6, English, material%20injury
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
material injury : The elements of the cause of action for negligence may ... be itemized as follows: ... 3. Material injury resulting to the interest of the plaintiff ... damage is the gist of the liability. Merely exposing someone to danger is not an actionable wrong, if the hazard is averted in time. Nor is there any question here of vindicating mere dignitary interests or giving compensation for fright or apprehension in the absence of ascertainable physical injury, such as traumatic shock. 2, record 6, English, - material%20injury
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit privé
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dommage matériel
1, record 6, French, dommage%20mat%C3%A9riel
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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