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NUISANCE ACTION [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- private action in public nuisance
1, record 1, English, private%20action%20in%20public%20nuisance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- private action for public nuisance 2, record 1, English, private%20action%20for%20public%20nuisance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The private action for public nuisance is frequently encountered where the plaintiff is injured or where his chattel is damaged by reason of a dangerous condition of property near a highway. 3, record 1, English, - private%20action%20in%20public%20nuisance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action privée pour nuisance publique
1, record 1, French, action%20priv%C3%A9e%20pour%20nuisance%20publique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- action privée en nuissance publique 1, record 1, French, action%20priv%C3%A9e%20en%20nuissance%20publique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «en nuisance publique» désigne la branche du droit à laquelle se rapporte l'action et l'expression «pour nuissance publique» met l'accent sur le préjudice subi. 2, record 1, French, - action%20priv%C3%A9e%20pour%20nuisance%20publique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
action privée en nuisance publique; action privée pour nuisance publique : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - action%20priv%C3%A9e%20pour%20nuisance%20publique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
- Legal Actions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- private nuisance action
1, record 2, English, private%20nuisance%20action
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- action for private nuisance 1, record 2, English, action%20for%20private%20nuisance
correct
- action in private nuisance 2, record 2, English, action%20in%20private%20nuisance
correct
- action of private nuisance 2, record 2, English, action%20of%20private%20nuisance
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This remedy [old assize of nuisance in the thirteenth century] was supplanted eventually by the action on the case for nuisance, the parent of today's private nuisance action. 3, record 2, English, - private%20nuisance%20action
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Actions en justice
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- action en nuisance privée
1, record 2, French, action%20en%20nuisance%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- action pour nuisance privée 1, record 2, French, action%20pour%20nuisance%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce recours [ancienne «assize of nuisance» au treizième siècle] a par le suite été remplacé par l'action dite «case» pour nuisance, qui est à l'origine de l'action fondée sur la nuisance privée que nous connaissons aujourd'hui. 2, record 2, French, - action%20en%20nuisance%20priv%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «en nuisance privée» désigne la branche du droit à laquelle se rapporte l'action et l'expression «pour nuisance privée» met l'accent sur le préjudice subi. 3, record 2, French, - action%20en%20nuisance%20priv%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
action en nuisance privée; action pour nuisance privée : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 2, French, - action%20en%20nuisance%20priv%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- trespass on the case
1, record 3, English, trespass%20on%20the%20case
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At common law, an action to recover damages that are not the immediate result of a wrongful act but rather a later consequence. 2, record 3, English, - trespass%20on%20the%20case
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This action was the precursor to a variety of modern-day tort claims, including negligence, nuisance, and business torts. 2, record 3, English, - trespass%20on%20the%20case
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Historical term. 3, record 3, English, - trespass%20on%20the%20case
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- trespass on the case
1, record 3, French, trespass%20on%20the%20case
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trespass on the case : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - trespass%20on%20the%20case
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-04-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- liability for nuisance
1, record 4, English, liability%20for%20nuisance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- nuisance liability 2, record 4, English, nuisance%20liability
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Liability for nuisance may be based either on something the defendant has done or has omitted to do when there was a duty for him to take affirmative action. 3, record 4, English, - liability%20for%20nuisance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- responsabilité pour nuisance
1, record 4, French, responsabilit%C3%A9%20pour%20nuisance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
responsabilité pour nuisance : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - responsabilit%C3%A9%20pour%20nuisance
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- abate
1, record 5, English, abate
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Only persons who would be successful in a cause of action are entitled to abate a nuisance unless he suffers some particular injury over and above that suffered by the rest of the public. 2, record 5, English, - abate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- supprimer
1, record 5, French, supprimer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seules les personnes qui auraient gain de cause dans une action sont fondées à recourir à la suppression. Ainsi, un particulier ne peut supprimer une nuisance s'il ne subit pas un préjudice distinct de celui subi par le reste de la population. 2, record 5, French, - supprimer
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- suprimir
1, record 5, Spanish, suprimir
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
suprimir un daño; suprimir un acto perjudicial. 1, record 5, Spanish, - suprimir
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- sensible personal discomfort
1, record 6, English, sensible%20personal%20discomfort
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person with an interest in land could bring an action for nuisance from building work either for a direct interference with the land by the work, or for "sensible personal discomfort" resulting from the work which caused non-direct damage to the amenity of the land, provided such personal discomfort was the result of the work having been conducted without reasonable consideration for neighbouring properties. 2, record 6, English, - sensible%20personal%20discomfort
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- malaise personnel appréciable
1, record 6, French, malaise%20personnel%20appr%C3%A9ciable
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-04-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- prospective damages
1, record 7, English, prospective%20damages
correct, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Future damages that, based on the facts pleaded and proved by the plaintiff, can reasonably be expected to occur. 1, record 7, English, - prospective%20damages
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The operation of the St. Andrews dam, constructed downstream by the federal government between 1903 and 1910 resulted in the gradual erosion of the river bank and forced the plaintiff in 1986, to abandon her home and to construct a new one farther away from the river. The plaintiff in this action, initially representative in nature, claimed damages for past injury. She also claimed in nuisance, seeking declarations tha there was a continuing nuisance, as to breach of duty and as to interference with riparian rights, and prospective damages. 2, record 7, English, - prospective%20damages
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prospective damages: Term used in the plural. 3, record 7, English, - prospective%20damages
Record 7, Key term(s)
- prospective damage
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- dommages-intérêts potentiels
1, record 7, French, dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20potentiels
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dommages-intérêts potentiels: Terme pluriel d'usage. 2, record 7, French, - dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20potentiels
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-04-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Legal Actions
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- action on the case
1, record 8, English, action%20on%20the%20case
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a writ] brought to recover damages for a loss or injury resulting not directly but indirectly or consequentially, from the act complained of. 1, record 8, English, - action%20on%20the%20case
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[This] writ was worded similarly to that for trespass but omitted the words "vi et armis", and an action on the case could be had for every circumstance where a man had suffered loss or damage.(...) Actions on the case were either trespass on the case covering wrongs similar to those covered by the writ of trespass, but without immediate violence; or general actions on the case giving a remedy for all other wrongs, particularly for waste, deceit and nuisance. 2, record 8, English, - action%20on%20the%20case
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Actions en justice
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- action pour atteinte indirecte
1, record 8, French, action%20pour%20atteinte%20indirecte
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- action fondée sur une transgression 2, record 8, French, action%20fond%C3%A9e%20sur%20une%20transgression
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho procesal
- Acciones judiciales
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- acción derivada de culpa aquiliana o extracontractual
1, record 8, Spanish, acci%C3%B3n%20derivada%20de%20culpa%20aquiliana%20o%20extracontractual
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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