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ILLEGAL ARREST [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- illegal arrest
1, record 1, English, illegal%20arrest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrest not authorized by law. 2, record 1, English, - illegal%20arrest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arrestation illégale
1, record 1, French, arrestation%20ill%C3%A9gale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arrestation d'un individu par la force policière, sans doutes ou motifs raisonnables et probables ou encore sans avoir effectué d'enquête sur l'individu ou les faits qui lui sont reprochés. 2, record 1, French, - arrestation%20ill%C3%A9gale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- detención ilegal
1, record 1, Spanish, detenci%C3%B3n%20ilegal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Police
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- death during illegal arrest
1, record 2, English, death%20during%20illegal%20arrest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Police
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mort au cours d'une arrestation illégale
1, record 2, French, mort%20au%20cours%20d%27une%20arrestation%20ill%C3%A9gale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mort au cours d'une arrestation illégale : terme tiré du Mini-lexique des infractions contre la personne et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 2, French, - mort%20au%20cours%20d%27une%20arrestation%20ill%C3%A9gale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Rules of Court
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree doctrine
1, record 3, English, fruit%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dpoisonous%2Dtree%20doctrine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fruits doctrine 1, record 3, English, fruits%20doctrine
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rule that evidence derived from an illegal search, arrest, or interrogation is inadmissible because the evidence(the "fruit") was tainted by the illegality(the "poisonous tree"). 1, record 3, English, - fruit%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dpoisonous%2Dtree%20doctrine
Record 3, Key term(s)
- doctrine of fruit-of-the-poisonous tree
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Règles de procédure
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- règle du fruit de l'arbre vénéneux
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20du%20fruit%20de%20l%27arbre%20v%C3%A9n%C3%A9neux
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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