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NUISANCE LAW [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abatable nuisance
1, record 1, English, abatable%20nuisance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuisance that can be removed or rendered harmless, and whose continuation is not authorized under law. 2, record 1, English, - abatable%20nuisance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nuisance supprimable
1, record 1, French, nuisance%20supprimable
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuisance supprimable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - nuisance%20supprimable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- negligent misconduct
1, record 2, English, negligent%20misconduct
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It was of little moment whether trespassory harm or nuisance was occasioned by intentional or negligent misconduct, so long as the primitive requirements of causation were satisfied and the loss was of a kind for which the law was prepared to grant redress in accordance with the prevailing standards of a socially and economically undeveloped community. 1, record 2, English, - negligent%20misconduct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- méfait par négligence
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9fait%20par%20n%C3%A9gligence
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-07-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- neighbour
1, record 3, English, neighbour
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who lives in close proximity to another. 2, record 3, English, - neighbour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qualified only by such concern for neighbours as was enacted by the law of nuisance and trespass, the landowner was virtually immune to demands for the safety of persons who came upon his land. 1, record 3, English, - neighbour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
general meaning. 3, record 3, English, - neighbour
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- voisin
1, record 3, French, voisin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- voisine 1, record 3, French, voisine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Private Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- self-help
1, record 4, English, self%2Dhelp
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The privilege of abating a nuisance by self-help is of ancient origin and co-existed with the early assize of nuisance which provided a method of compelling abatement by common law process.... 1, record 4, English, - self%2Dhelp
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit privé
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- autoprotection
1, record 4, French, autoprotection
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
- Derecho privado
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ayuda propia
1, record 4, Spanish, ayuda%20propia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Práctica social de dejar en manos de los individuos los medios de resolver solos sus problemas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - ayuda%20propia
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-12-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- neighbouring occupiers
1, record 5, English, neighbouring%20occupiers
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Rylands v. Fletcher is but a branch of the wider principle of nuisance, which regulates the mutual duties of neighbouring occupiers and leaves to the law of negligence the responsibilities of an occupier to persons who suffer injury on his premises. 1, record 5, English, - neighbouring%20occupiers
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
term rarely used in the singular 2, record 5, English, - neighbouring%20occupiers
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- occupants voisins
1, record 5, French, occupants%20voisins
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme rarement utilisé au singulier 2, record 5, French, - occupants%20voisins
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-03-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Offences and crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- common scold
1, record 6, English, common%20scold
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the common law of crime in England a common scold was a species of public nuisance-a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarrelling with her neighbours. 1, record 6, English, - common%20scold
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The offence of being a common scold has become obsolete in the United States because only women could commit it, contrary to current interpretations of the Equal Protection Clause, and because in any case all crimes must be statutory under current interpretations of the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment of the constitution of the United States. Many states have laws or ordinances restricting public profanity, sometimes blasphemy, excessive noise, or verbal disorderly conduct. But such laws all involve statutory crimes; men as well as women can commit the offences, and they do not carry the distinctive punishment reserved for the common scold. 1, record 6, English, - common%20scold
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Infractions et crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- trouble-fête
1, record 6, French, trouble%2Df%C3%AAte
masculine and feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- importun 1, record 6, French, importun
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tolerable balance
1, record 7, English, tolerable%20balance
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The paramount problem in the law of nuisance is, therefore, to strike a tolerable balance between conflicting claims of landowners, each invoking the privilege to exploit the resources and enjoy the amenities of his property without undue subordination to the reciprocal interests of the other. 2, record 7, English, - tolerable%20balance
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- équilibre acceptable
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20acceptable
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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