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HOLD FAULT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contributory fault
1, record 1, English, contributory%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the victims were so insane that they could not be held responsible for the suicide, the families may recover in full. Where the victims are lucid, and commit suicide without sufficient cause, the courts may attribute part, or even all, of the loss to what they might hold to be the contributory fault of the victim. 2, record 1, English, - contributory%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faute de la victime
1, record 1, French, faute%20de%20la%20victime
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
Si, selon le contexte, il est préférable d'être plus précis, on peut choisir l'expression «faute concourante de la victime». 2, record 1, French, - faute%20de%20la%20victime
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faute de la victime : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - faute%20de%20la%20victime
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hold at fault
1, record 2, English, hold%20at%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenir de faute 1, record 2, French, tenir%20de%20faute
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tenir responsable 2, record 2, French, tenir%20responsable
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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