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FACT THAT IS MATTER COMMON KNOWLEDGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- judicial notice
1, record 1, English, judicial%20notice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- judicial note 2, record 1, English, judicial%20note
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The doctrine of "judicial notice" enables the court to accept the truth of a matter relevant to the resolution of the dispute before it without the necessity of formal proof by a party. The notice taken may be of a matter of fact or law. In general, courts will take judicial notice of any matter that is so notorious as to be common knowledge or that is clearly established or capable of demonstration by references to a readily obtainable source of indisputable accuracy. 3, record 1, English, - judicial%20notice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
judicial notice: title of sections 17 and 18 respectively of the Canada Evidence Act, R.S.C., 1970 and 1985. 4, record 1, English, - judicial%20notice
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- connaissance d'office
1, record 1, French, connaissance%20d%27office
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
connaissance d'office : 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 1, French, - connaissance%20d%27office
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fact that is a matter of common knowledge
1, record 2, English, fact%20that%20is%20a%20matter%20of%20common%20knowledge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- matter of common knowledge 2, record 2, English, matter%20of%20common%20knowledge
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fait notoire
1, record 2, French, fait%20notoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fait notoirement connu 2, record 2, French, fait%20notoirement%20connu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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