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IMPROPER ACTION [8 records]

Record 1 2021-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration (General)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

An improper governmental action means any action undertaken by an employee in the performance of the employee's official duties which : Is a gross waste of public funds or resources...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración pública (Generalidades)
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
CONT

1. Los problemas fáctico y teórico de la corrupción. [...] el problema fáctico consiste en: [...] 5. Sus graves consecuencias económicas, políticas y sociales en cuanto a exacción y dilapidación de fondos públicos, afectación de intereses colectivos, ingobernabilidad, afectación de la moral social, consecuencias que ya han sido motivo de gran atención en foros del más alto nivel, tales como ocho Conferencias Mundiales sobre la Corrupción, auspiciadas por organismos internacionales como el Fondo Monetario Internacional y el Banco Mundial.

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Record 2 2014-02-21

English

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

In connection with an ordinary action, it should be borne in mind that a wrongful distress may be either illegal, excessive or irregular. If there was no right of distress at all, or if, although there was a right of distress, a wrongful act had been committed at the beginning of the levy(for example, in the time of entry or the seizure of privileged goods), the distress is illegal. If, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed in the seizure of more goods than were reasonably necessary to satisfy the claim, the distress is excessive. And if, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed at some stage of the proceedings subsequent to the seizure, the distress is irregular. Since the passing of the Judicature Acts, these distinctions are of much less importance than they used to be; for now, in every case of wrongful distress, the writ may be simple endorsed. "The plaintiff's claim is for damages for improper distraining".(Adkin's Landlord and Tenant, p. 126)

French

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

saisie-gagerie fautive : 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 2014-02-21

English

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

In connection with an ordinary action, it should be borne in mind that a wrongful distress may be either illegal, excessive or irregular. If there was no right of distress at all, or if, although there was a right of distress, a wrongful act had been committed at the beginning of the levy(for example, in the time of entry or the seizure of privileged goods), the distress is illegal. If, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed in the seizure of more goods than were reasonably necessary to satisfy the claim, the distress is excessive. And if, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed at some stage of the proceedings subsequent to the seizure, the distress is irregular. Since the passing of the Judicature Acts, these distinctions are of much less importance than they used to be; for now, in every case of wrongful distress, the writ may be simple endorsed. "The plaintiff's claim is for damages for improper distraining. "(Adkin's Landlord and Tenant, p. 126)

French

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

saisie-gagerie excessive : 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 2013-03-06

English

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

In connection with an ordinary action, it should be borne in mind that a wrongful distress may be either illegal, excessive or irregular. If there was no right of distress at all, or if, although there was a right of distress, a wrongful act had been committed at the beginning of the levy(for example, in the time of entry or the seizure of privileged goods), the distress is illegal. If, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed in the seizure of more goods than were reasonably necessary to satisfy the claim, the distress is excessive. And if, although a right of distress exists, a wrongful act has been committed at some stage of the proceedings subsequent to the seizure, the distress is irregular. Since the passing of the Judicature Acts, these distinctions are of much less importance than they used to be; for now, in every case of wrongful distress, the writ may be simple endorsed. "The plaintiff's claim is for damages for improper distraining".(Adkin's Landlord andTenant, p. 126)

French

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

saisie-gagerie irrégulière : 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 2007-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Theory
  • Organization Planning
CONT

It is important for the deputy head to acknowledge the error, omission or improper conduct and communicate the reasons for the corrective action that will be taken, or that no action will be taken. Communicating this will increase transparency and the perception of fairness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories de la gestion
  • Planification d'organisation

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Legal Actions
DEF

The bad-faith joinder of a party, usually a resident of the state, to prevent removal of a case to federal court.

CONT

In order to defeat federal court jurisdiction, it is improper but possible for a complaint to be filed in state court naming a non-diverse defendant "fraudulently, "i. e., naming a defendant against whom a good faith claim could not be asserted solely for the purpose of defeating federal court jurisdiction. An action wherein "fraudulent joinder" has occurred may nonetheless be removed. Fraudulent joinder is a judicially created exception to the requirement of complete diversity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Actions en justice

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Federal Administration
CONT

Where the [Public Service] Commission authorizes a deputy head to make appointments pursuant to an internal appointment process, the authorization must include the power to revoke those appointments and to take corrective action whenever the deputy head, after investigation, is satisfied that an error, an omission or improper conduct affected the selection of a person for appointment. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Dans les cas où la Commission [de la fonction publique] autorise un administrateur général à exercer le pouvoir de faire des nominations dans le cadre d'un processus de nomination interne, l'autorisation doit comprendre le pouvoir de révoquer ces nominations et de prendre des mesures correctives à leur égard - dans les cas où, après avoir mené une enquête, il est convaincu qu'une erreur, une omission ou une conduite irrégulière a influé sur le choix de la personne nommée. [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003]

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire

Spanish

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