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WITNESS UNDER OATH [7 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
OBS

The Judge Advocate General, or such person as he may appoint for that purpose, may appoint, any officer or other qualified person, in this section referred to as a "commissioner", takes the evidence of the witness under oath(Para 161).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Le juge-avocat général, ou la personne qu'il désigne à cette fin, peut charger un officier ou autre personne compétente, appelé «commissaire» dans le présent article, de recueillir la déposition du témoin sous serment. (Paragraphe 161).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-08-27

English

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

A witness; one who gives information concerning some fact or facts known to him, under oath in a deposition.

French

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

déposant : 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).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-08-09

English

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

A declaration made to establish a fact, especially one made under oath by a witness in court.(Webster's)

French

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

témoignage : 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).

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

Oral evidence offered by a competent witness under oath, which is used to establish some fact or set of facts.

OBS

Testimony is distinguishable from evidence that is acquired through the use of written sources, such as documents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Déclaration par laquelle une personne relate les faits dont elle a eu personnellement connaissance ou par laquelle un expert donne son avis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho probatorio
OBS

declaración de testigo: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 5 2013-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Legal Documents
DEF

[T] hat which contains the particulars of a deed, etc., and is the instrument registered, in the case of a deed which must be registered. The registration of a deed or other document is effected by leaving it at the registry together with a memorial under the hand and seal of one of the parties to the deed. The memorial is an abstract of the material parts of the deed, with the parcels at full length, and concludes with a statement that the party desires the deed to be registered. The execution of the deed and memorial is proved by the oath of an attesting witness.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1171).

CONT

To this point, the words ’enrollment’, ’registration’, and ’recording’ have been used interchangeably. The "Statute of Enrollments" required enrollment, and the "Middlesex Act" required registration. Both of these procedures are the same and are satisfied by a memorandum or memorial included in the public records stating the names of the grantor and of the grantee of the instrument, and the interest purportedly transferred. Recording requires that a complete copy of the instrument be included in the public records. (Mapp, 1978, p. 48).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Documents juridiques
DEF

Document contenant, aux fins d'enregistrement, un résumé des éléments de l'acte instrumentaire auquel il est annexé.

OBS

extrait : 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).

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

Testimony concerning a person’s reputation among associates or in the community.

CONT

Opinion testimony on direct in these situations ought in general to correspond to reputation testimony as now given, i.e., be confined to the nature and extent of observation and acquaintance upon which the opinion is based.

OBS

Testimony : Evidence furnished by a witness under oath or affirmation and either orally or in an affidavit or deposition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

A declaration made to establish a fact, especially one made under oath by a witness in court.(Webster's)

CONT

The court should insulate the witnesses so as to prevent news media from interviewing them and disclosing testimony, and to prevent the witnesses from being exposed to full verbatim reports in the press of the testimony of other witnesses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

témoignage : 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).

OBS

Dans le contexte juridique, il y a une distinction à faire entre témoignage et déposition. Il y a témoignage lorsque quelqu'un fait une déclaration sous serment devant une instance judiciaire et qu'il jure de dire la vérité sur un fait. Alors que la déposition n'exige pas de prestation de serment lorsque la personne fait une déclaration sur un fait quelconque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho probatorio
DEF

Prueba que consiste en la declaración de un tercero procesal, llamado testigo, sobre datos que no eran procesales en el momento de la observación y que pueden influir en la convicción del tribunal para sentenciar el litigio.

CONT

Si alguno de los contrayentes no supiera o no pudiere firmar, se dejará testimonio de esta circunstancia y del motivo por el cual no ha firmado, [...]

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