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FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATION [4 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

A representation of a matter of fact either present or past, made by words or otherwise, that is known by the person who makes it to be false and that is made with a fraudulent intent to induce the person to whom it is made to act on it.

OBS

Pretense - The presentations of something false as true.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

Représentation d'un fait présent ou passé, par des mots ou autrement, que celui qui la fait sait être fausse, et qui est faite avec l'intention frauduleuse d'induire la personne à qui on l'adresse à agir d'après cette représentation.

OBS

faux semblant, faux prétexte : termes uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie du ministère du Solliciteur général.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 2 2017-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

A false statement that is known to be false or is made recklessly without knowing or caring whether it is true or false and that is intended to induce a party to detrimentally rely on it.

CONT

The judge held that they were all liable for damages to be assessed, but the Court of Appeal allowed the managing director's appeal on the ground that he had made the fraudulent representation on behalf of the beneficiary and not personally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

assertion frauduleuse : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

A fraudulent misrepresentation consists of a representation of fact made without any belief in its truth...

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

assertion de fait : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

These regulations help prevent fraudulent or misleading product representation and help ensure that bottled waters throughout the country are safe and wholesome.

OBS

"Misrepresentations to public". A person engages in reviewable conduct who, for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, the supply or use of a product or for the purpose of promoting, directly or indirectly, any business interest, by any means whatever, (a) makes a representation to the public that is false or misleading in a material respect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

«indications trompeuses». Est susceptible d'examen le comportement de quiconque donne au public, de quelque manière que ce soit, aux fins de promouvoir directement ou indirectement soit la fourniture ou l'usage d'un produit, soit des intérêts commerciaux quelconque : a) ou bien des indications fausses ou trompeuses sur un point important.

Spanish

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