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Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
CONT

... when attacked with such extreme violence that his very life is in danger, a person is privileged to inflict grievous bodily harm or even kill, provided he believes on reasonable grounds that he cannot preserve himself by lesser means.

CONT

Malicious prosecution postulates two fault requirements: the proceedings complained of must have been instituted without reasonable and probable cause and for an improper purpose.

OBS

reasonable grounds; reasonable and probable grounds: usually used in the plural

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit judiciaire
OBS

motifs raisonnables : pluriel d'usage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Derecho procesal
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Record 2 2006-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

If an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a sum of money offered by a person as a deposit was not legally obtained, or that a sum of money that a person may be obliged to pay under a guarantee would not be legally obtained, the officer shall not allow that person to pay a deposit or post a guarantee.

OBS

reasonable ground: term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002.

Key term(s)
  • reasonable ground

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

L'agent ayant des motifs raisonnables de croire que la somme qu'une personne donne en garantie ou pourrait être tenue de payer en cas de réalisation de la garantie a été ou serait obtenue illégalement ne doit pas permettre à cette personne de fournir la garantie.

OBS

motifs valables : terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2002.

Key term(s)
  • motif valable

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 3 2003-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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