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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... a criminal proceeding instituted against a public official by a legislative body.  2, record 1, English, - impeachment

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In Great Britain the House of Commons serves as prosecutor and the House of Lords as judge in an impeachment proceeding. In the federal government of the United States, the House of Representatives institutes impeachment proceedings by authorizing a formal inquiry by the House Judiciary Committee, which may then recommend articles of impeachment(an impeachment resolution) for a vote by the full House(articles of impeachment may also be introduced in the House without a formal inquiry).  2, record 1, English, - impeachment

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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mise en accusation : Le terme «mise en accusation» se dit souvent pour rendre le mot «impeachment», soit une procédure [...] qui peut être engagée, par exemple aux États-Unis, pour certains crimes graves, contre le président ou contre un membre d'une assemblée parlementaire.  3, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9dure%20de%20destitution

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] procedimiento, característico de algunos sistemas políticos, por el que un órgano legislativo procesa a un alto cargo para una eventual destitución.  1, record 1, Spanish, - proceso%20de%20destituci%C3%B3n

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proceso de destitución; procedimiento de destitución; juicio político; juicio de desafuero; proceso político: La expresión "proceso de destitución" o "procedimiento de destitución" es apropiada para referirse al procedimiento conocido en inglés como "impeachment" [...] En ocasiones se usa el término "impeachment" para la destitución en sí, pero es un uso inapropiado porque el proceso no siempre se resuelve con ella [...] Otras alternativas, que pueden ser adecuadas en función del ordenamiento jurídico de cada país, son "juicio político", "juicio de desafuero" o "proceso político".  1, record 1, Spanish, - proceso%20de%20destituci%C3%B3n

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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The Task Force rejected various other proposals for categorizing types of convictions bearing on credibility. First, American proposals would permit impeachment by proof of convictions for crimes of "dishonesty or false statement". The Task Force rejected the phrase "false statement" as redundant and possibly confusing, for it might suggest that such crimes required an element of deliberate or reckless misrepresentation or mendacity.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 346)  2, record 2, English, - false%20statement

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

fausse déclaration : 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, - fausse%20d%C3%A9claration

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Evidence of a witness's consistent statement is generally inadmissible according to a common law rule which has been called variously, the rule against narrative, self-confirmation, or self-serving statements. In Canadian law, the exceptions to this rule, which allow evidence of a witness's prior consistent statement, are :(1) evidence of an eyewitness's prior identification of an accused,(2) evidence of recent complaint by the victim of a sexual offence, and(3) evidence to rebut impeachment of a witness's credibility suggesting that his testimony was a fabrication or concoction(recent fabrication).  1, record 3, English, - rule%20against%20narrative

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Record 4,  Textual support,  English

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Impeachment of patents or claims.  1, record 4, English, - impeachment

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Invalidation de brevets ou de revendications.  1, record 4, French, - invalidation

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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The most important because most effective, kind of impeachment is by inconsistent statements and most of the cases applying the rule are of this type.  2, record 5, English, - inconsistent%20statement

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

déclaration incompatible : 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 5, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20incompatible

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Record 6,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

To call in question the veracity of a witness, by means of evidence adduced for such purpose, or the adducing of proof that a witness is unworthy of belief. (Black’s p. 678)  1, record 6, English, - impeachment%20of%20a%20witness

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

reproche d'un témoin : 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 6, French, - reproche%20d%27un%20t%C3%A9moin

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Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

This form of impeachment is a statutory exception to the common law rule that evidence may not be offered to contradict a witness on a collateral matter.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 336)  1, record 7, English, - collateral%20matter

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Dans le domaine de la preuve, ce terme recouvre généralement soit la notion de "collateral issue", soit celle de "collateral fact".  1, record 7, French, - question%20incidente

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question incidente; fait incident : 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).  2, record 7, French, - question%20incidente

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Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A tenant for life is liable for voluntary waste unless his interest was granted to him by an instrument exempting him from liability for voluntary waste, for example, a grant "without impeachment of waste. "Where there is such an exception the tenant is said to be "unimpeachable of waste" : otherwise he is said to be "impeachable of waste. "(Megarry's, 6th ed., 1982, p. 53).  1, record 8, English, - without%20impeachment%20of%20waste

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Formule habituelle de dégagement de responsabilité.  1, record 8, French, - sans%20obligation%20de%20r%C3%A9pondre%20des%20d%C3%A9gradations

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sans obligation de répondre des dégradations : 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 8, French, - sans%20obligation%20de%20r%C3%A9pondre%20des%20d%C3%A9gradations

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Record 9,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Equitable waste is wanton, malicious or unconscientious destruction, such as of houses or trees planted or left for purposes of ornament or shelter. It is called equitable waste because, although it is voluntary waste, courts of equity would not allow it to be committed even by a tenant who held "without impeachment for waste".(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 172).  1, record 9, English, - equitable%20waste

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

dégradation en equity : 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 9, French, - d%C3%A9gradation%20en%20equity

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Record 10,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Generally, a witness's credibility may not be bolstered or supported with evidence relevant only for that purpose, until after impeachment.  1, record 10, English, - witness%26rsquo%3Bs%20credibility

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

crédibilité : Équivalent de «credit» 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 10, French, - cr%C3%A9dibilit%C3%A9%20d%27un%20t%C3%A9moin

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Record 13,  Textual support,  English

Record 13,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La Chambre des représentants doit mettre en accusation le président par l'adoption d'un [...] projet de loi visant la destitution.  1, record 13, French, - projet%20de%20loi%20visant%20la%20destitution

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Traduction suggérée par la section Tribunaux.  1, record 13, French, - projet%20de%20loi%20visant%20la%20destitution

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Record 16,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The substitution of individual ministerial answerability for troublesome files and collective answerability for the character and quality of government as a whole, for the old judicial impeachment of ministers one by one, therefore, can be seen as a reasonably good thing, judged on a scale of normal politics.  1, record 16, English, - ministerial%20answerability

Record 16,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La substitution de l'obligation de rendre compte individuelle des ministres à l'égard des dossiers épineux et de la responsabilité collective pour le caractère et la qualité du gouvernement dans son ensemble à l'ancienne procédure de destitution judiciaire des ministres l'un après l'autre peut donc être vue comme une chose raisonnablement bonne, jugée sur l'échelle des pratiques politiques normales.  1, record 16, French, - obligation%20de%20rendre%20compte%20des%20ministres

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Record 17,  Textual support,  Spanish