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BALANCE CONFLICTING INTERESTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tolerable balance
1, record 1, English, tolerable%20balance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - tolerable%20balance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équilibre acceptable
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20acceptable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
- Sociology of Human Relations
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- balance conflicting interests 1, record 2, English, balance%20conflicting%20interests
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
- Sociologie des relations humaines
- Droits et libertés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- concilier des intérêts divergents 1, record 2, French, concilier%20des%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20divergents
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- soupeser l'importance respective de tel et tel intérêt 1, record 2, French, soupeser%20l%27importance%20respective%20de%20tel%20et%20tel%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
- apprécier tel intérêt par rapport à tel autre 1, record 2, French, appr%C3%A9cier%20tel%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20tel%20autre
- faire la part 1, record 2, French, faire%20la%20part
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Lexique Justice. 1, record 2, French, - concilier%20des%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20divergents
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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