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HEARSAY UPON HEARSAY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hearsay evidence
1, record 1, English, hearsay%20evidence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hearsay evidence is testimony in court, or written evidence of a statement made out of court, the statement being offered as an assertion to show the truth of matters asserted therein, and thus resting for its value upon the credibility of the out-of-court asserter.(McCormick, p. 584) 1, record 1, English, - hearsay%20evidence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- preuve par ouï-dire
1, record 1, French, preuve%20par%20ou%C3%AF%2Ddire
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
preuve par ouï-dire : 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, - preuve%20par%20ou%C3%AF%2Ddire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hearsay upon hearsay
1, record 2, English, hearsay%20upon%20hearsay
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hearsay within hearsay 1, record 2, English, hearsay%20within%20hearsay
correct
- multiple hearsay 1, record 2, English, multiple%20hearsay
correct
- second-hand hearsay 1, record 2, English, second%2Dhand%20hearsay
correct
- totem pole hearsay 1, record 2, English, totem%20pole%20hearsay
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A. may be under a duty to inform B..., B. may be under a duty to record such information and pass it on... to C., and so on... Subject to exceptions designed to cover cases such as those which have just been mentioned, the unreliability of hearsay upon hearsay was thought... to justify the continued prohibition of its reception.(Cross, p. 481). 1, record 2, English, - hearsay%20upon%20hearsay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Multiple hearsay would include double hearsay and instances where the chain of repeated statements is longer still, as where the witness reports that A told him that B said that C had stated a given fact. (McCormick, p. 585) 1, record 2, English, - hearsay%20upon%20hearsay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ouï-dire multiple
1, record 2, French, ou%C3%AF%2Ddire%20multiple
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ouï-dire multiple : 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 2, French, - ou%C3%AF%2Ddire%20multiple
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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