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HOLDER PRIVILEGE [12 records]

Record 1 2014-01-29

English

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

Those statements made by certain persons within a protected relationship such as husband-wife, attorney-client and the like which the law protects from forced disclosure on the witness stand. (Black’s)

OBS

When a communication is "privileged" as that expression is used in the law of Evidence, it means that the communication may not be disclosed in open court without the consent of the holder of the privilege. A privilege has the effect of excluding evidence which might otherwise be relevant and admissible.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 417)

French

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

Les termes désignent aussi dans une acception qui ne se rattache pas directement au domaine de la preuve, une communication qui ne donne pas ouverture à une action en diffamation.

OBS

communication privilégiée; communication protégée : termes normalisés 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 2 2013-09-30

English

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

A failure by the holder to assert the [marital communications] privilege by objection, or a voluntary revelation by the holder of the communication, or of a material part, is a waiver.(McCormick, p. 170)

OBS

Legal professional privilege may always be waived by the client, although a waiver with regard to conversations does not entail a waiver with regard to documents .... Nor is a waiver of the privilege attaching to medical reports to be inferred from the acceptance of the opposite party’s unconditional production of his medical report. (Cross, p. 288-9)

French

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

abandon de privilège : 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 2013-09-16

English

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

When a communication is "privileged" as that expression is used in the law of Evidence, it means that the communication may not be disclosed in open court without the consent of the holder of the privilege. A privilege has the effect of excluding evidence which might otherwise be relevant and admissible.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 417)

French

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

Équivalent retenu en tant que terme exprimant la qualification juridique propre aux divers «privilèges» du droit de la preuve. Selon les cas, il pourra recouvrir, en pratique, le concept de «pouvoir» ou celui de «dispense», d'«exemption», d'«exonération» ou d'«immunité».

OBS

privilège : 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 2013-08-19

English

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

A privilege is personal to its holder... If the holder of a privilege voluntarily discloses the information there is no longer any reason for the privilege.(L. R. C., Report on Evidence, 1975, p. 77)

CONT

Ordinarily a privilege is held by a person, who can assert or waive it; depending on the privilege, another person may be under a duty to assert the privilege on behalf of the holder.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 446)

French

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

titulaire d'un privilège : 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 5 2013-07-31

English

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

The distinctive feature or privilege is that it can only be claimed by the holder or beneficiary of the privilege, not by a party as such.(McCormick, p. 169)

CONT

If the holder of the privilege fails to claim his privilege by objecting to disclosure by himself or another witness... he waives his privilege as to the communications so disclosed.(McCormick, p. 194)

French

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

invoquer un privilège; revendiquer un privilège : termes normalisés 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 2013-07-30

English

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

Ordinarily a privilege is held by a person, who can assert or waive it; depending on the privilege, another person may be under a duty to assert the privilege on behalf of the holder. But Crown privilege is not held by the government in that sense, because... a judge, on his own motion, may assert it to protect the public interest.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 446)

French

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

invoquer un privilège : 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 7 2010-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

The holder of a retractable preferred can create a maturity date for the preferred by exercising the retraction privilege and tendering the shares to the issuer for redemption.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
DEF

Clause du contrat d'émission d'un instrument financier, le plus souvent une obligation, donnant au porteur le droit d'exiger de l'émetteur le remboursement avant l'échéance prévue.

Spanish

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Record 8 2009-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture (General)
  • Sports (General)
  • Transportation
DEF

A ticket giving its holder a privilege(as entrance to all games at an athletic field or daily transportation between two places) for a specified season.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture (Généralités)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Transports
OBS

en français [pour rendre le sens de "season ticket"] on dit : carte d'abonnement ou billet d'abonnement, ou abonnement tout court, selon le cas.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultura (Generalidades)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Transporte
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Record 9 1998-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Phraseology
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

An exchange of shares of a company... does not deprive a person who was a holder of shares of the company immediately prior to the exchange of any right or privilege with respect to the shares or relieve the person of any liability in respect thereof,.... [Bank Act].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Phraséologie
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

L'échange des actions de la personne morale, [...] n'enlève pas aux personnes qui, immédiatement avant l'échange, étaient titulaires d'actions de la personne morale, les droits et privilèges afférents à ces actions et ne les décharge pas des obligations qui en découlent [...] [Loi sur les banques].

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

If the option is not exercised by the specified termination date, the option privilege expires and the contract becomes void. A person who grants or sells an option must be prepared to honour the terms of the contract if called upon to do so by the option holder, so long as the contract is valid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Si l'option n'est pas levée avant le jour d'échéance fixé, le droit d'option expire et le contrat devient nul. La personne qui accorde ou vend une option doit être prête, tant que le contrat est valide, à en respecter les termes si le titulaire de l'option le lui demande.

Spanish

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Record 11 1989-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Banking
DEF

a card entitling its holder to some special privilege(as purchasing on credit or enjoying guest privileges).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Banque
DEF

Carte que certaines banques remettent à des clients privilégiés leur conférant certains avantages: facilités de prêt, d'encaissement, etc.

Spanish

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Record 12 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)

Spanish

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