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JURY INSTRUCTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jury instruction
1, record 1, English, jury%20instruction
correct, noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- jury charge 2, record 1, English, jury%20charge
correct, noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jury instructions. Generally, the label applied to the directions given to the jury by the judge who tried the case. The basic purpose of such instructions is to summarize and explain what happened in the court, to explain the points of law relevant to the case, to explain certain aspects of the evidence presented and to assist the juror in understanding their duties in reaching a verdict. 1, record 1, English, - jury%20instruction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In French, a distinction is made between "directive au jury" and "instruction au jury." Both are included in the jury instructions, with the former directing the jury on how the law should apply in the case and the latter guiding the jurors in their deliberations. 3, record 1, English, - jury%20instruction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jury instruction: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - jury%20instruction
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jury instructions
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instruction au jury
1, record 1, French, instruction%20au%20jury
correct, feminine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les instructions au jury ont pour fonction de renseigner et d'éclairer les jurés et elles sont faites au début de l'exposé du juge. 2, record 1, French, - instruction%20au%20jury
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En anglais, les termes «jury instruction» et «jury charge» désignent l'ensemble de l'exposé fait par le juge aux membres du jury, dont les instructions et les directives qu'il leur adresse. 2, record 1, French, - instruction%20au%20jury
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
instruction au jury: désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - instruction%20au%20jury
Record 1, Key term(s)
- instructions au jury
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-06-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- jury instruction
1, record 2, English, jury%20instruction
correct, noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- jury charge 2, record 2, English, jury%20charge
correct, noun, generic
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jury instructions. Generally, the label applied to the directions given to the jury by the judge who tried the case. The basic purpose of such instructions is to summarize and explain what happened in the court, to explain the points of law relevant to the case, to explain certain aspects of the evidence presented and to assist the juror in understanding their duties in reaching a verdict. 1, record 2, English, - jury%20instruction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In French, a distinction is made between "directive au jury" and "instruction au jury." Both are included in the jury instructions, with the former directing the jury on how the law should apply in the case and the latter guiding the jurors in their deliberations. 3, record 2, English, - jury%20instruction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jury instruction: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - jury%20instruction
Record 2, Key term(s)
- jury instructions
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- directive au jury
1, record 2, French, directive%20au%20jury
correct, noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ainsi, le juge, après avoir renseigné les jurés sur leur rôle et sur l’importance de leurs fonctions et leur avoir communiqué des instructions en ce sens, émettra ses directives au jury : il lui commandera, par exemple, de ne pas tenir compte de tels ou tels propos tenus par un témoin ou par un avocat plaidant, de se retirer pour délibérer et de revenir avec sa décision concernant la culpabilité ou la non-culpabilité de l’accusé. 1, record 2, French, - directive%20au%20jury
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, les termes «jury instruction» et «jury charge» désignent l'ensemble de l'exposé fait par le juge aux membres du jury, dont les instructions et les directives qu'il leur adresse. 2, record 2, French, - directive%20au%20jury
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
directive au jury : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - directive%20au%20jury
Record 2, Key term(s)
- directives au jury
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Penal Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- direction to the jury
1, record 3, English, direction%20to%20the%20jury
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- instruction to the jury 2, record 3, English, instruction%20to%20the%20jury
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The charge or instruction given by the court to a jury upon a point of law arising or involved in the case, to be by them applied to the facts in evidence. 3, record 3, English, - direction%20to%20the%20jury
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the trial judge's instruction to the jury should be sufficient to prevent them from being misled ... 2, record 3, English, - direction%20to%20the%20jury
Record 3, Key term(s)
- jury instruction
- jury direction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Droit pénal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- directive au jury
1, record 3, French, directive%20au%20jury
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En matière criminelle, le tribunal n'est pas tenu d'adresser les directives au jury relativement au fardeau de preuve circonstancielle. [Loi uniforme sur la preuve, 1981, art. 14]. 1, record 3, French, - directive%20au%20jury
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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