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IMMEDIATE INTENTION [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

That which moves or prompts a person to a particular course of action, or is seen by him as the ultimate purpose or end he seeks to achieve by that action.

OBS

motive : It is distinguishable from intention, which is the more immediate foreseen end to which he directs his acts. Thus, A may intend to kill B, with the motive of getting B's money.... Motive accordingly supplies the reason for an intended act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

mobile : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

An instrument is usually construed as a lease if it contains words of present demise. The circumstance that the lessee is to have immediate possession under the agreement is a strong indication that it is a present demise. In all cases the question whether an agreement operates as a present demise, or only as an agreement for a lease, depends on the parties’ intention.(27 Hals., 4th ed., p. 51)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

transport à bail actuel : 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 2007-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

The intent relating to a wrongful act; the part of the total intent coincident with the wrongful act itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Intention relative à une mauvaise action; partie de l'intention générale qui coincide avec l'action elle-même.

Spanish

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