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LEGAL CAUSATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chain of causation
1, record 1, English, chain%20of%20causation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] succession of events [that] links an act or legal cause with a result or damage. 2, record 1, English, - chain%20of%20causation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it has been a long-standing judicial technique to isolate certain intervening forces which, in combination with the defendant's, default, precipitate or aggravate the plaintiff's injury. The question then arises whether the original wrongdoer is to be held for loss contributed to by the external force or whether, in the favoured legal vernacular, it "snapped the chain of causation". 3, record 1, English, - chain%20of%20causation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne causale
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20causale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chaîne causale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20causale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legal causation
1, record 2, English, legal%20causation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A concept which sub-sumes the notions of proximity, remoteness and novus actus interveniens. 2, record 2, English, - legal%20causation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- causalité de droit
1, record 2, French, causalit%C3%A9%20de%20droit
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
causalité de droit : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - causalit%C3%A9%20de%20droit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- snap the chain of causation
1, record 3, English, snap%20the%20chain%20of%20causation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The question then arises whether the original wrongdoer is to be held for loss contributed to by the external force of whether, in the favoured legal vernacular, it "snapped the chain of causation". 1, record 3, English, - snap%20the%20chain%20of%20causation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rompre le lien de causalité
1, record 3, French, rompre%20le%20lien%20de%20causalit%C3%A9
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Legal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- theory of legal causation
1, record 4, English, theory%20of%20legal%20causation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Théorie du droit
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- théorie juridique de la causalité
1, record 4, French, th%C3%A9orie%20juridique%20de%20la%20causalit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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