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THERE IS PRIMA FACIE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reasonable prospect of conviction
1, record 1, English, reasonable%20prospect%20of%20conviction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A reasonable prospect of conviction requires that there be more than a bare "prima facie" case, or in other words, it requires more than evidence that is capable of making out each of the necessary elements of the alleged offence against an accused. However, the test does not require a probability of conviction, that is, it does not require a conclusion that a conviction is more likely than not. 2, record 1, English, - reasonable%20prospect%20of%20conviction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perspective raisonnable de condamnation
1, record 1, French, perspective%20raisonnable%20de%20condamnation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une perspective raisonnable de condamnation exige qu'il y ait plus qu'une preuve «prima facie»; en d'autres mots, qu'il y ait des éléments de preuve au procès permettant de prouver chaque élément nécessaire de l'infraction contre un accusé. Cependant, le critère n'exige pas qu'il y ait une probabilité de condamnation, c'est-à-dire une conclusion selon laquelle il est plus probable que l'accusé soit condamné qu'il soit acquitté. 2, record 1, French, - perspective%20raisonnable%20de%20condamnation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
perspective raisonnable de condamnation : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Violence faite aux femmes» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 1, French, - perspective%20raisonnable%20de%20condamnation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cost of cure
1, record 2, English, cost%20of%20cure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... where the plaintiff claims to be put into "the same situation... as if the contract had been performed, "there are two quite distinct bases of assessment : difference in value and cost of cure... In the case of a contract to build... the prima facie rule is that the builder is, on breach, liable on a "cost of cure" basis : i. e. he must pay for the cost of putting the defects right or of completing the work. 1, record 2, English, - cost%20of%20cure
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cure cost
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coût de redressement
1, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20redressement
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 2015-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Insurance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- foreseeable loss
1, record 3, English, foreseeable%20loss
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
.... pure economic loss is prima facie recoverable where, in addition to negligence and foreseeable loss, there is sufficient proximity between the negligent act and the loss. 2, record 3, English, - foreseeable%20loss
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Assurances
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perte prévisible
1, record 3, French, perte%20pr%C3%A9visible
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- préjudice prévisible 2, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9judice%20pr%C3%A9visible
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-11-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- grand jury
1, record 4, English, grand%20jury
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A jury of inquiry who are summoned and returned by the sheriff to each session of the criminal courts, and whose duty is to receive complaints and accusations in criminal cases, hear the evidence adduced on the part of the state, and find bills of indictment in cases where they are satisfied a trial ought to be had. 2, record 4, English, - grand%20jury
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A grand jury is meant to be part of the system of checks and balances, preventing a case from going to trial on a prosecutor's bare word. A prosecutor must convince the grand jury, an impartial panel of ordinary citizens, that there exists reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a prima facie(legally sufficient) case that a crime has been committed. 3, record 4, English, - grand%20jury
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grand jury
1, record 4, French, grand%20jury
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- chambre de mises en accusation 2, record 4, French, chambre%20de%20mises%20en%20accusation
correct, feminine noun, Europe
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chambre des mises en accusation était devenue chambre d’accusation (qui est devenu la chambre d’instruction le 15 juin 2000). La phase du jugement correspondait au modèle accusatoire. 2, record 4, French, - grand%20jury
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tribunales
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- jurado de acusación
1, record 4, Spanish, jurado%20de%20acusaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- jurado de investigación 2, record 4, Spanish, jurado%20de%20investigaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- gran jurado 2, record 4, Spanish, gran%20jurado
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que el "grand jury" norteamericano no puede traducirse por el término "jurado" a secas, ya que no es el grupo de personas encargadas de emitir un veredicto. En el sistema judicial estadounidense el "grand jury" tiene competencias para investigar y decide si hay causa suficiente para llevar un caso a juicio. En español pueden emplearse las formas "gran jurado", "jurado de acusación" o "jurado de investigación". 2, record 4, Spanish, - jurado%20de%20acusaci%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-10-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bare executor
1, record 5, English, bare%20executor
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- nude executor 1, record 5, English, nude%20executor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distinction must be made between the duration of the office of executor itself and the duration of the powers of executor over property which comes into his hands as such ... Thus, while the powers of the executor over property vested in him may cease so that he becomes what may be called a bare executor, he still remains such ... (Williams’ "Law Relating to Wills", 4th ed., 1974, p. 141) 1, record 5, English, - bare%20executor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A nude executor who propounds a testamentary paper, of the validity of which there is no reasonable prima facie probability, cannot escape from the liability of being condemned in costs by the fact that he takes no interest under the document(Widdifield, p. 505) 1, record 5, English, - bare%20executor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nu-exécuteur testamentaire
1, record 5, French, nu%2Dex%C3%A9cuteur%20testamentaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nu-exécuteur testamentaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 5, French, - nu%2Dex%C3%A9cuteur%20testamentaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-07-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Penal Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- preliminary hearing
1, record 6, English, preliminary%20hearing
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- preliminary inquiry 2, record 6, English, preliminary%20inquiry
correct
- preliminary examination 3, record 6, English, preliminary%20examination
Great Britain
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a person is accused of an indictable offence a preliminary examination takes place before one or more magistrates to decide whether there is a prima facie case sufficient to justify his being committed to trial. 4, record 6, English, - preliminary%20hearing
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Droit pénal
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- enquête préliminaire
1, record 6, French, enqu%C3%AAte%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- audience préliminaire 2, record 6, French, audience%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
avoid, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Audience visant à déterminer s'il existe suffisamment d'éléments de preuve contre l'accusé pour justifier un procès. 3, record 6, French, - enqu%C3%AAte%20pr%C3%A9liminaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamento procesal
- Derecho penal
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- vista preliminar
1, record 6, Spanish, vista%20preliminar
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- examen preliminar 1, record 6, Spanish, examen%20preliminar
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2009-06-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Transport of Goods
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- release of seized goods
1, record 7, English, release%20of%20seized%20goods
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the owner or importer as a general rule may secure the release of seized goods upon filing a cash bond, unless there is a prima facie evidence of fraud in the importation. 1, record 7, English, - release%20of%20seized%20goods
Record 7, Key term(s)
- release of seized products
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Transport de marchandises
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mainlevée de marchandises saisies
1, record 7, French, mainlev%C3%A9e%20de%20marchandises%20saisies
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tribunaux ne peuvent donner mainlevée de marchandises saisies qu'en jugeant définitivement le tout. 1, record 7, French, - mainlev%C3%A9e%20de%20marchandises%20saisies
Record 7, Key term(s)
- mainlevée de produits saisis
- mainlevée de biens saisis
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aduana e impuestos internos
- Transporte de mercancías
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- liberación de mercadería embargada
1, record 7, Spanish, liberaci%C3%B3n%20de%20mercader%C3%ADa%20embargada
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- liberación de mercadería incautada 2, record 7, Spanish, liberaci%C3%B3n%20de%20mercader%C3%ADa%20incautada
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-05-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- injurious combination
1, record 8, English, injurious%20combination
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- combination to commit a tort 2, record 8, English, combination%20to%20commit%20a%20tort
correct
- combination to injure 1, record 8, English, combination%20to%20injure
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At one time, it used to be widely thought that a combination to injure was not actionable, unless it was inspired by malice or "disinterested malevolence". But as now formulated, a combination to injure another is prima facie actionable unless there is some justification recognized by law. Thus the critical issue is the object or purpose of those acting in concert. 1, record 8, English, - injurious%20combination
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- coalition délictueuse
1, record 8, French, coalition%20d%C3%A9lictueuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- coalition préjudiciable 2, record 8, French, coalition%20pr%C3%A9judiciable
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coalition délictueuse : terme recommandé par le Centre de traduction et de terminologie juridiques de l'université de Moncton. 2, record 8, French, - coalition%20d%C3%A9lictueuse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-04-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Copyright
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Anton Piller order
1, record 9, English, Anton%20Piller%20order
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Anton Piller-type order 2, record 9, English, Anton%20Piller%2Dtype%20order
correct
- order of the Anton Piller type 2, record 9, English, order%20of%20the%20Anton%20Piller%20type
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ex parte order for seizure, inspection or preservation of documents which is properly granted where a plaintiff has an extremely strong prima facie case, damage potential is serious and there is clear evidence that the defendant possesses incriminating documents or property and may dispose of it before motion on notice can be made. 3, record 9, English, - Anton%20Piller%20order
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Droits d'auteur
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- ordonnance Anton Piller
1, record 9, French, ordonnance%20Anton%20Piller
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- ordonnance de type Anton Piller 2, record 9, French, ordonnance%20de%20type%20Anton%20Piller
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Anton Piller» est le nom d'un arrêt rendu par la Chambre des Lords britannique en 1976 dont l'intitulé intégral est «Anton Piller, K.G. v. Manufacturing Processes Ltd., [1976] 1 All E.R. 779». 3, record 9, French, - ordonnance%20Anton%20Piller
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Derechos de autor
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- auto Anton Piller
1, record 9, Spanish, auto%20Anton%20Piller
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
- mandato Anton Piller 1, record 9, Spanish, mandato%20Anton%20Piller
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Auto o mandato judicial que autoriza al demandante a tener acceso a algún establecimiento de la propiedad del demandado para inspeccionar o copiar o poner a buen recaudo documento que el primero sospecha que el segundo puede ocultar o destruir 1, record 9, Spanish, - auto%20Anton%20Piller
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-02-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Anton Piller judgment
1, record 10, English, Anton%20Piller%20judgment
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Anton Piller case 1, record 10, English, Anton%20Piller%20case
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The conditions prescribed in the Anton Piller judgment are as follows : 1) A very strong prima facie suit; 2) Very serious real or potential damage for the plaintiff; and 3) Clear evidence that the defendant has incriminating documents or articles in his possession and that there is a real possibility that he will not destroy them before an ex parte application can be made. 1, record 10, English, - Anton%20Piller%20judgment
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Over the years, the Federal Court of Canada has adopted a pragmatic attitude concerning the application of the original criteria in Anton Piller case .... 1, record 10, English, - Anton%20Piller%20judgment
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- arrêt Anton Piller
1, record 10, French, arr%C3%AAt%20Anton%20Piller
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les conditions prescrites dans l'arrêt Anton Piller sont les suivantes : 1) une cause prima facie extrêmement forte; 2) un dommage réel ou potentiel très sérieux pour le demandeur; et 3) une preuve claire que le défendeur a en sa possession des documents ou des articles incriminants et qu'il y a une possibilité réelle qu'il ne les détruise avant qu'une requête contradictoire ne puisse être faite. 1, record 10, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20Anton%20Piller
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au cours des années, la Cour fédérale du Canada a adopté une attitude pragmatique en ce qui concerne l'application des critères originaux de l'arrêt Anton Piller [...]. 1, record 10, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20Anton%20Piller
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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