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CULPABLE CAUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- culpable cause
1, record 1, English, culpable%20cause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On this record we must assume that the design of the rear suspension was a cause of the accident, and a culpable cause if the design was defective. 2, record 1, English, - culpable%20cause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cause blâmable
1, record 1, French, cause%20bl%C3%A2mable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La conclusion qu'il y a eu homicide ou cause blâmable de décès est donc cruciale pour pouvoir parler d'identité ou d'état d'esprit. 2, record 1, French, - cause%20bl%C3%A2mable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-10-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- innocent cause
1, record 2, English, innocent%20cause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Apportionment is... equally proper where a separate part of the damage is attributable to an innocent, rather than a culpable cause. Thus a motorist who faultlessly knocks down a pedestrian but thereafter fails to apply his brakes promptly, will be answerable only for those injuries due to his subsequent failure to stop on time. 1, record 2, English, - innocent%20cause
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
innocent cause : As opposed to "culpable cause". 2, record 2, English, - innocent%20cause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cause innocente
1, record 2, French, cause%20innocente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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