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INCONSISTENT DEFENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inconsistent defence
1, record 1, English, inconsistent%20defence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To associate fundamentally inconsistent defences like automatism and self defence with each other entails serious risks for the proper conduct of the trial, the assessment of the facts and the determination of the parties’ legal situation by the jury. 1, record 1, English, - inconsistent%20defence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défense contradictoire
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20contradictoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'association de défenses fondamentalement contradictoires comme l'automatisme et le plaidoyer de légitime défense comporte de forts risques pour la bonne conduite du procès, l'appréciation des faits et l'évaluation de la situation juridique des parties par le jury. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fense%20contradictoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- associate fundamentally inconsistent defences
1, record 2, English, associate%20fundamentally%20inconsistent%20defences
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To associate fundamentally inconsistent defences like automatism and self defence with each other entails serious risks for the proper conduct of the trial, the assessment of the facts and the determination of the parties legal situation by the jury. 1, record 2, English, - associate%20fundamentally%20inconsistent%20defences
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- association de défenses fondamentalement contradictoires
1, record 2, French, association%20de%20d%C3%A9fenses%20fondamentalement%20contradictoires
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'association de défenses fondamentalement contradictoires comme l'automatisme et le plaidoyer de légitime défense comporte de forts risques pour la bonne conduite du procès, l'appréciation des faits et l'évaluation de la situation juridique des parties par le jury. 1, record 2, French, - association%20de%20d%C3%A9fenses%20fondamentalement%20contradictoires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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