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LEGAL GROUND [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- duty of care
1, record 1, English, duty%20of%20care
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- obligation of care 2, record 1, English, obligation%20of%20care
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... statutes imposing an obligation of care for the safety of a particular class of persons may be intended to protect them against their own inability to protect themselves ... 3, record 1, English, - duty%20of%20care
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One person who has harmed another is legally liable to him on the ground of negligence only if the court holds that the defendant had in the circumstances owed the plaintiff a legal duty of care, not to have done or allowed to happen the acts which caused the harm, and had in the circumstances failed to implement the duty by not taking the kind and standard of care and precautions required by law. 4, record 1, English, - duty%20of%20care
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation de diligence
1, record 1, French, obligation%20de%20diligence
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Relativement à une réclamation fondée sur la négligence, la question du consentement éclairé à un traitement est concomitante de l'obligation de diligence du médecin. 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20de%20diligence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obligation de diligence : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - obligation%20de%20diligence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Penal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fitness to stand one’s trial
1, record 2, English, fitness%20to%20stand%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20trial
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where there is a real issue, on the ground of insanity, as to the fitness of an accused to stand his trial, the prosecution has the legal burden of satisfying the court on a balance of probabilities that the accused is fit to stand his trial. 1, record 2, English, - fitness%20to%20stand%20one%26rsquo%3Bs%20trial
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Droit judiciaire
- Droit pénal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité de subir son procès
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20subir%20son%20proc%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand est soulevée la question de savoir si l'accusé, pour cause d'aliénation mentale, est capable de subir son procès, la poursuite a le fardeau d'établir, au moyen d'une preuve prépondérante, que celui-ci en est capable. 2, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20subir%20son%20proc%C3%A8s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unlawful condition
1, record 3, English, unlawful%20condition
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Conditions) are lawful or unlawful: ... the latter when they are such as the law will not allow to be made. (Black, 5th ed., 1979, p. 266). 1, record 3, English, - unlawful%20condition
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Unlawful" and "illegal" are generally used as synonymous terms, but a distinction is occasionally drawn between them; "unlawful", as applied to promises, agreements, considerations and the like, is sometimes used to denote that they are ineffectual in law because they involve acts which although not illegal(that is to say, positively forbidden), are disapproved of by the law, and are therefore not recognized as a ground of legal rights, either because they are immoral, or because they are against public policy....(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1834). 1, record 3, English, - unlawful%20condition
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- condition illicite
1, record 3, French, condition%20illicite
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
condition illicite : 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, - condition%20illicite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- certificate of burial
1, record 4, English, certificate%20of%20burial
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- burial certificate 2, record 4, English, burial%20certificate
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legal document issued by the local government authorizing disposition. The permit may authorize ground burial, cremation... 2, record 4, English, - certificate%20of%20burial
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certificate of burial ... (1) A coroner investigating a death must, as soon as reasonably possible, issue a certificate authorising the disposal of human remains. 3, record 4, English, - certificate%20of%20burial
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- certificat d'inhumation
1, record 4, French, certificat%20d%27inhumation
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- permis d'inhumation 2, record 4, French, permis%20d%27inhumation
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un document légal émis par le gouvernement autorisant l'enterrement. Le permis peut autoriser l'enterrement, la crémation, la mise en mausolée. 2, record 4, French, - certificat%20d%27inhumation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-02-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- growing crop
1, record 5, English, growing%20crop
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Literally, a crop in the process of growth, an unmatured crop. But a disputed term in legal parlance. Some authorities hold that a growing crop may be either above or below the surface of the soil, while other authorities hold that a crop is not a growing crop unless it shows above ground, and that underground sprouts do not constitute such a crop. Again, some authorities hold that a crop is growing from the time the seed is planted until the harvest, while other authorities hold that a matured, ungathered crop is not growing. Whether grass in a pasture is a growing crop is also a controverted question.(Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 538) 1, record 5, English, - growing%20crop
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- récolte en cours de croissance
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9colte%20en%20cours%20de%20croissance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
récolte en cours de croissance : 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, - r%C3%A9colte%20en%20cours%20de%20croissance
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- grass verge
1, record 6, English, grass%20verge
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unpaved ground beside a road at or near road level, often of rough grass, but forming part of the legal highway. 1, record 6, English, - grass%20verge
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bas-côté gazonné
1, record 6, French, bas%2Dc%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20gazonn%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bas-côté : Partie de l'accotement d'une route accessible aux piétons. 2, record 6, French, - bas%2Dc%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20gazonn%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- land bank
1, record 7, English, land%20bank
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Tenth Five-Year Plan(2002-2007), which is also Nepal' s PRSP [Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper], recommends preparing land use policies and guidelines to implement a new land ceiling(the amount of land one individual may own). It establishes a land bank to help the poor acquire land, arbitrate resettlement problems associated with bonded labourers, and prepare the legal ground for promotion of contractual and cooperative farming systems 1, record 7, English, - land%20bank
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- banque de crédit agricole
1, record 7, French, banque%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20agricole
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dixième plan quinquennal (2002-2007), qui constitue aussi le Document de stratégie pour la réduction de la pauvreté du Népal (DSRP), préconise l’élaboration de politiques et directives relatives à l’utilisation des sols en vue d’appliquer un nouveau plafond foncier (la superficie que peut posséder un individu). Il établit une banque de crédit agricole pour aider les plus démunis à acquérir des terres, arbitre les problèmes liés aux travailleurs asservis pour dettes, et prépare le terrain juridique pour la promotion de systèmes d’affermage contractuels et coopératifs. 1, record 7, French, - banque%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20agricole
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2009-11-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Agriculture - General
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- contractual farming system
1, record 8, English, contractual%20farming%20system
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It establishes a land bank to help the poor acquire land, arbitrate resettlement problems associated with bonded labourers, and prepare the legal ground for promotion of contractual and cooperative farming systems. 1, record 8, English, - contractual%20farming%20system
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Agriculture - Généralités
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- système d'affermage contractuel
1, record 8, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27affermage%20contractuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il établit une banque de crédit agricole pour aider les plus démunis à acquérir des terres, arbitre les problèmes liés aux travailleurs asservis pour dettes, et prépare le terrain juridique pour la promotion de systèmes d'affermage contractuels et coopératifs. 1, record 8, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27affermage%20contractuel
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2009-11-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Agriculture - General
- Economic Co-operation and Development
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cooperative farming system
1, record 9, English, cooperative%20farming%20system
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It establishes a land bank to help the poor acquire land, arbitrate resettlement problems associated with bonded labourers, and prepare the legal ground for promotion of contractual and cooperative farming systems. 1, record 9, English, - cooperative%20farming%20system
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Agriculture - Généralités
- Coopération et développement économiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- système d'affermage coopératif
1, record 9, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27affermage%20coop%C3%A9ratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- système de coopératives agricoles 2, record 9, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20coop%C3%A9ratives%20agricoles
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il établit une banque de crédit agricole pour aider les plus démunis à acquérir des terres, arbitre les problèmes liés aux travailleurs asservis pour dettes, et prépare le terrain juridique pour la promotion de systèmes d'affermage contractuels et coopératifs. 1, record 9, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27affermage%20coop%C3%A9ratif
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2008-09-16
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Customer Relations
- Airfields
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- ground services
1, record 10, English, ground%20services
correct, plural
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- ground facilities 2, record 10, English, ground%20facilities
plural
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Our last Language Rights Report reviewed legal action taken by the Commissioner against Air Canada regarding ground services at Pearson and Halifax airports, in-flight services at Air Ontario, and the applicability of Part IV of the OLA [Official Languages Act] to Air Canada subsidiaries... 1, record 10, English, - ground%20services
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Relations avec la clientèle
- Aérodromes
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- services au sol
1, record 10, French, services%20au%20sol
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Comme] les services au sol vont en s'améliorant au fil des mois, le transport aérien connaîtra bientôt un progrès sensible, cette fois à l'entière disposition des passagers. 2, record 10, French, - services%20au%20sol
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2005-09-29
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- capacity
1, record 11, English, capacity
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A defendant may, at any time before the action is set down for trial, apply to the court to have the action stayed or dismissed on the ground that... the plaintiff does not have legal capacity to commence or continue the action... 1, record 11, English, - capacity
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- capacité
1, record 11, French, capacit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Key term(s)
- contenance
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2004-05-11
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- land
1, record 12, English, land
correct, Manitoba act, noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "land", in its legal signification, includes any ground, soil or earth, such as meadows, pastures, woods, moors, waters, marshes and heath; houses and other buildings upon it; the air space above it, and all mines and minerals beneath it. It also includes anything fixed to the land, as well as growing trees and crops, except those which, broadly speaking, are produced in the year by the labour of the year.(Halsbury, 4th ed., Vol. 39, p. 262) 2, record 12, English, - land
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- bien-fonds
1, record 12, French, bien%2Dfonds
correct, Manitoba act, masculine noun, standardized
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- fonds 2, record 12, French, fonds
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- terre 2, record 12, French, terre
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- fonds de terre 2, record 12, French, fonds%20de%20terre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- terrain 3, record 12, French, terrain
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acceptions juridiques étendues. Dans ses extensions juridiques variables, le terme [land] englobe, selon le cas, par exemple, terrain et bâtiments/terrain, bâtiments et droits qui s'y attachent, etc. 4, record 12, French, - bien%2Dfonds
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bien-fonds; fonds; terre; fonds de terre; terrain : 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). 5, record 12, French, - bien%2Dfonds
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2002-11-15
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Air Safety
- Airfields
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- ground transportation inspector
1, record 13, English, ground%20transportation%20inspector
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On July 22, 1991, two airport ground transportation inspectors observed the accused's vehicle parked unattended at the curb of the arrivals level. Both inspectors had prior regulation enforcement experience with the accused. While the duties of these inspectors include the enforcement of airport regulations, they are not peace officers and, when carrying out enforcement duties, their legal powers are those of the ordinary citizen. 1, record 13, English, - ground%20transportation%20inspector
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
- Aérodromes
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- inspecteur de sécurité au sol
1, record 13, French, inspecteur%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20au%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- inspectrice de sécurité au sol 2, record 13, French, inspectrice%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20au%20sol
feminine noun
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La sécurité en vol ça commence au sol [...]. Ces nouveaux moyens comprennent : L'achat, l'installation et l'exploitation aux aéroports de systèmes perfectionnés de détection des explosifs, et l'étude d'autres technologies de pointe en matière de sûreté; la création d'une nouvelle administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien chargée du contrôle au préembarquement et de plusieurs autres services clés de sûreté de l'aviation; l'augmentation du nombre d'inspecteurs de sécurité au sol et l'amélioration immédiate des méthodes de contrôle aux aéroports; l'affectation d'agents armés de la GRC à bord de certains vols [...] 1, record 13, French, - inspecteur%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20au%20sol
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1990-05-22
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Civil Liability (civil law)
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- legal ground 1, record 14, English, legal%20ground
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit de la responsabilité civile (droit civil)
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- motif de droit
1, record 14, French, motif%20de%20droit
masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1986-08-19
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- legal ground
1, record 15, English, legal%20ground
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
- legal justification 2, record 15, English, legal%20justification
correct
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- justification légale
1, record 15, French, justification%20l%C3%A9gale
feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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