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Record 1 2014-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

Those statements made by certain persons within a protected relationship such as husband-wife, attorney-client and the like which the law protects from forced disclosure on the witness stand.(Black's)

OBS

When a communication is "privileged" as that expression is used in the law of Evidence, it means that the communication may not be disclosed in open court without the consent of the holder of the privilege. A privilege has the effect of excluding evidence which might otherwise be relevant and admissible. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 417)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

Les termes désignent aussi dans une acception qui ne se rattache pas directement au domaine de la preuve, une communication qui ne donne pas ouverture à une action en diffamation.

OBS

communication privilégiée; communication protégée : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Social Problems
DEF

Forced sexual intercourse with a companion while on a social date, usually as a result of a dominating male who misperceives his companion’s attitudes about sex.

CONT

Date rape goes beyond coercion. Date rape can be an overt act of violence or being forced to have intercourse out of fear for your physical or emotional safety. This type of sexual assault can occur in the first date or in a long term relationship. Dating relationship, Yellow Brick House, Algoma, Ontario.

CONT

... 20 per cent of all women "date-raped".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

Viol commis par une personne connue de la victime.

CONT

[...] 20 % de toutes les femmes sont «violées par une connaissance» [...]

OBS

Les équivalents pré-cités doivent être utilisés selon le contexte.

OBS

Le terme «date rape» a été forgé par la psychologue Mary Koss en 1985 pour désigner le viol entre intimes sous l'influence de l'alcool ou de drogues.

OBS

La notion de «viol par une connaissance» s'oppose à celle de «viol par un inconnu».

OBS

viol par une connaissance : Terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

OBS

viol commis par un ami. Viol et violeurs. Bernard Billan, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, 1984.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Problemas sociales
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