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INCOMPETENT WITNESS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- witness held to be incompetent 1, record 1, English, witness%20held%20to%20be%20incompetent
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- témoin déclaré inhabile
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9moin%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9%20inhabile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- witness held to be incompetent
1, record 2, English, witness%20held%20to%20be%20incompetent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- témoin déclaré inhabile
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9moin%20d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9%20inhabile
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-08-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- incompetent witness
1, record 3, English, incompetent%20witness
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an incompetent witness is one whose testimony is, under law, not admissible.(Canadian Law Dictionary, 1980, p. 188) 1, record 3, English, - incompetent%20witness
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- témoin inhabile à témoigner
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9moin%20inhabile%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
témoin inhabile à témoigner : 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 3, French, - t%C3%A9moin%20inhabile%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%A9moigner
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-03-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- incompetent evidence
1, record 4, English, incompetent%20evidence
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Evidence that is for any reason inadmissible. 2, record 4, English, - incompetent%20evidence
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Incompetent evidence.-Probative matter that is not admissible in legal proceeding; evidence that is not admissible under the Federal Rules of evidence. That which the law does not allow to be presented at all, or in connection with a particular matter due to lack of originality, a defect in the witness or the document, or due to the nature of the evidence in an of itself. 3, record 4, English, - incompetent%20evidence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- preuve irrecevable
1, record 4, French, preuve%20irrecevable
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La recevabilité est «la prise en considération, par le juge, d'éléments probatoires déclarés admissibles par la Loi en égard à l'objet du litige. Lorsqu'un élément de preuve est recevable, le juge est tenu de l'examiner, quitte à lui reconnaître aucune valeur probatoire. À l'inverse, la preuve irrecevable doit être écartée d'office par le juge, sans qu'il puisse en examiner la portée. 2, record 4, French, - preuve%20irrecevable
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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