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LEGAL PRIVILEGE [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
- Commercial Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patentee
1, record 1, English, patentee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- patent owner 2, record 1, English, patent%20owner
correct
- patent holder 3, record 1, English, patent%20holder
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every patent granted under [the Patent Act] shall contain the title or name of the invention, with a reference to the specification, and shall, subject to this Act, grant to the patentee and the patentee's legal representatives for the term of the patent, from the granting of the patent, the exclusive right, privilege and liberty of making, constructing and using the invention and selling it to others to be used, subject to adjudication in respect thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction. 4, record 1, English, - patentee
Record 1, Key term(s)
- owner of a patent
- holder of a patent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
- Droit commercial
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- breveté
1, record 1, French, brevet%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brevetée 2, record 1, French, brevet%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- titulaire de brevet 3, record 1, French, titulaire%20de%20brevet
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- titulaire d'un brevet 4, record 1, French, titulaire%20d%27un%20brevet
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
- propriétaire de brevet 5, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9taire%20de%20brevet
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- propriétaire d'un brevet 6, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9taire%20d%27un%20brevet
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- brevetaire 7, record 1, French, brevetaire
see observation, masculine and feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout brevet accordé en vertu de la [Loi sur les brevets] contient le titre ou le nom de l'invention avec renvoi au mémoire descriptif et accorde, sous réserve des autres dispositions de la présente loi, au breveté et à ses représentants légaux, pour la durée du brevet à compter de la date où il a été accordé, le droit, la faculté et le privilège exclusif de fabriquer, construire, exploiter et vendre à d'autres, pour qu'ils l'exploitent, l'objet de l'invention, sauf jugement en l'espèce par un tribunal compétent. 8, record 1, French, - brevet%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brevetaire : désignation proposée par certains auteurs mais dont l'usage est vieilli. 9, record 1, French, - brevet%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
- Derecho mercantil
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- titular de una patente
1, record 1, Spanish, titular%20de%20una%20patente
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Real Estate
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- license in real property
1, record 2, English, license%20in%20real%20property
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A personal, unassignable, and ordinarily revocable, privilege conferred either by writing or parol for the doing of one or more acts on land without possessing any estate therein, thereby rendering legal an act or acts which otherwise would be trespasses. 1, record 2, English, - license%20in%20real%20property
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Immobilier
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- permission foncière
1, record 2, French, permission%20fonci%C3%A8re
correct, feminine 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 2015-03-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Law of Evidence
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- privilege for solicitor-client communication
1, record 3, English, privilege%20for%20solicitor%2Dclient%20communication
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wigmore... framed the modern principle of privilege for solicitor-client communications, as follows : Where legal advice of any kind is sought from a professional legal adviser in his capacity as such, the communications relating to the purpose made in confidence by the client are at his instance permanently protected from disclosures by himself or by the legal adviser, except the protection be waived. 1, record 3, English, - privilege%20for%20solicitor%2Dclient%20communication
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Droit de la preuve
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- privilège des confidences à l'avocat
1, record 3, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20des%20confidences%20%C3%A0%20l%27avocat
correct, masculine noun
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 2014-06-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- misdeed
1, record 4, English, misdeed
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legal authority may furnish a defence to intentional tort liability.... Although most of the cases deal with the alleged misdeeds of police officers during the course of making arrests, this privilege is also available to parents, school teachers, shipmasters, and others who forcibly discipline children or crew members under their control. 2, record 4, English, - misdeed
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- méfait
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9fait
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'autorisation légale peut aussi constituer une défense dans des cas de responsabilité délictuelle intentionnelle. [...] Bien que la plupart des causes concernent des méfaits reprochés à des agents de police dans le cours d'arrestations, ce privilège peut être invoqué par les parents, les enseignants, les capitaines de navires, et les autres personnes qui punissent par la force des enfants ou des membres d'équipage qui sont sous leur contrôle. 2, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9fait
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche terminologique en droit de la responsabilité délictuelle fournie par le Centre de traduction et de documentation juridique de l'Université d'Ottawa. 3, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9fait
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- conducta ilícita
1, record 4, Spanish, conducta%20il%C3%ADcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-09-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- waive a privilege
1, record 5, English, waive%20a%20privilege
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ordinarily a privilege is held by a person, who can assert or waive it. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 446) 1, record 5, English, - waive%20a%20privilege
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Legal professional privilege] may... be waived by the client(though not by the solicitor), either expressly or impliedly-e. g. by the client being examined by his counsel as to the privileged matter.... Similarly the privilege is waived if a copy of the privilege document is sent to the opposing side.(Phipson, 13th ed., 1982, p. 305) 1, record 5, English, - waive%20a%20privilege
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- renoncer à un privilège
1, record 5, French, renoncer%20%C3%A0%20un%20privil%C3%A8ge
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
renoncer à un privilège : 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, - renoncer%20%C3%A0%20un%20privil%C3%A8ge
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-09-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- waiver of a privilege
1, record 6, English, waiver%20of%20a%20privilege
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A failure by the holder to assert the [marital communications] privilege by objection, or a voluntary revelation by the holder of the communication, or of a material part, is a waiver. (McCormick, p. 170) 1, record 6, English, - waiver%20of%20a%20privilege
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Legal professional privilege may always be waived by the client, although a waiver with regard to conversations does not entail a waiver with regard to documents.... Nor is a waiver of the privilege attaching to medical reports to be inferred from the acceptance of the opposite party's unconditional production of his medical report.(Cross, p. 288-9) 1, record 6, English, - waiver%20of%20a%20privilege
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- abandon de privilège
1, record 6, French, abandon%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abandon de privilège : 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 6, French, - abandon%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2013-09-06
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- legal privilege
1, record 7, English, legal%20privilege
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A psychiatrist witness refused to answer questions put by the husband's counsel about what the wife had told him during professional consultation.... After stating that no legal privilege existed in the circumstances, the trial judge refused to order the witness to answer....(Schiff, Evidence in the Litigation Process, 1978, p. 1014). 1, record 7, English, - legal%20privilege
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- privilège juridique
1, record 7, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20juridique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privilège juridique : 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 7, French, - privil%C3%A8ge%20juridique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- attorney-client privilege
1, record 8, English, attorney%2Dclient%20privilege
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- legal professional privilege 1, record 8, English, legal%20professional%20privilege
correct
- lawyer-client privilege 1, record 8, English, lawyer%2Dclient%20privilege
correct
- solicitor-client privilege 1, record 8, English, solicitor%2Dclient%20privilege
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legal Professional Privilege. In civil and criminal cases, confidential communications passing between a client and his legal adviser need not be given in evidence by the client and, without the client's consent, may not be given in evidence by the legal adviser in a judicial proceeding if made either-(1) to enable the client to obtain, or the adviser to give, legal advice; or(2) with reference to litigation that is actually taking place or was in the contemplation of the client.... the rationale of... legal professional privilege... is not the protection of confidentiality as such, but the additional fact that legal advice is exclusively concerned "with rights and liabilities enforceable in law, i. e. in the ultimate resort by litigation in the courts or in some administrative tribunal. "(Cross, p. 282-283). 1, record 8, English, - attorney%2Dclient%20privilege
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In law of evidence, client’s privilege [means] to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications between he and his attorney. 1, record 8, English, - attorney%2Dclient%20privilege
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- secret professionnel de l'avocat
1, record 8, French, secret%20professionnel%20de%20l%27avocat
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- privilège du secret professionnel de l'avocat 1, record 8, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20du%20secret%20professionnel%20de%20l%27avocat
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
secret professionnel de l'avocat : privilège du secret professionnel de l'avocat : 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). 2, record 8, French, - secret%20professionnel%20de%20l%27avocat
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2012-11-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- customary right
1, record 9, English, customary%20right
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Customary] rights differ from easements in that they are exercisable by all who are included within the custom, independently of ownership of a dominant tenement. They differ from public rights in that they are exercisable only by members of some local community, not by members of the public generally. 1, record 9, English, - customary%20right
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The "Constitution Act", 1982, s. 22, preserves "any legal or customary right or privilege acquired or enjoyed before or after... with respect to any language that is not English or French". 2, record 9, English, - customary%20right
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- droit coutumier
1, record 9, French, droit%20coutumier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'article 22 de la «Loi constitutionnelle de 1982» préserve les «droits et privilèges, antérieurs ou postérieurs... et découlant de la loi ou de la coutume, des langues autres que le français et l'anglais. 2, record 9, French, - droit%20coutumier
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit coutumier : 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 9, French, - droit%20coutumier
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2004-05-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Rural Law
- Silviculture
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- pennage
1, record 10, English, pennage
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- panage 2, record 10, English, panage
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The legal right or privilege of pasturing swine in a wood or forest(as in medieval England). 1, record 10, English, - pennage
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Droit rural
- Sylviculture
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- panage
1, record 10, French, panage
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Droit ancien] Droit que l'on payait au propriétaire d'une forêt pour y mettre des porcs à la glandée. 2, record 10, French, - panage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho agrario
- Silvicultura
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- montanera
1, record 10, Spanish, montanera
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aprovechamiento de los frutos de las cupulíferas por los cerdos a pie de árbol. 1, record 10, Spanish, - montanera
Record 11 - internal organization data 1999-02-25
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
- Legal System
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- customary privilege
1, record 11, English, customary%20privilege
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Constitution Act, 1982, s. 22, preserves "any legal or customary right or privilege acquired or enjoyed before or after... with respect to many language that is not English or French. 2, record 11, English, - customary%20privilege
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
- Théorie du droit
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- privilège découlant de la coutume
1, record 11, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20d%C3%A9coulant%20de%20la%20coutume
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'article 22 de la loi constitutionnelle de 1982 préserve les «droits et privilèges, antérieurs ou postérieurs [...] et découlant le la loi ou de la coutume, des langues autres que le français et l'anglais». 2, record 11, French, - privil%C3%A8ge%20d%C3%A9coulant%20de%20la%20coutume
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1996-02-06
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Translation (General)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- legal occurrence
1, record 12, English, legal%20occurrence
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the audio visual reproduction of debates in Parliament being the reproduction of a legal occurrence and an occasion of absolute privilege, its publication in toto would carry absolute privilege. 1, record 12, English, - legal%20occurrence
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- activité judiciaire
1, record 12, French, activit%C3%A9%20judiciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme la reproduction audio-visuelle des débats du Parlement se trouve la reproduction d'une activité judiciaire et une situation d'immunité absolue, sa publication intégrale devrait aussi bénéficier d'une immunité absolue. 1, record 12, French, - activit%C3%A9%20judiciaire
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1995-01-31
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- legal privilege
1, record 13, English, legal%20privilege
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- privilège découlant de la loi
1, record 13, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20d%C3%A9coulant%20de%20la%20loi
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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