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LEGITIMATE ISSUE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- act in pursuit of a legitimate object
1, record 1, English, act%20in%20pursuit%20of%20a%20legitimate%20object
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a combination to injure another is prima facie actionable.... the critical issue is the object or purpose of those acting in concert... If the defendants acted in pursuit of a legitimate object, their combination is not vitiated by glee at the adversary's expected discomfiture... 1, record 1, English, - act%20in%20pursuit%20of%20a%20legitimate%20object
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poursuivre un but légitime
1, record 1, French, poursuivre%20un%20but%20l%C3%A9gitime
correct
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 2013-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- put in issue
1, record 2, English, put%20in%20issue
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... It was quite legitimate for the Crown to adduce evidence of traits of the character of the accused other than he had put in issue.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 508) 1, record 2, English, - put%20in%20issue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... that the Crown not be allowed to introduce evidence of a relevant trait of the victim’s character when the accused has neither expressly or impliedly put the victim’s character in issue. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 93) 1, record 2, English, - put%20in%20issue
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mettre en cause
1, record 2, French, mettre%20en%20cause
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mettre en cause : 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 2, French, - mettre%20en%20cause
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lawful issue
1, record 3, English, lawful%20issue
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- legitimate issue 1, record 3, English, legitimate%20issue
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the words "lawful" or "lawfully begotten" are mere redundancies and do not affect the meaning of the word ... "issue". (Jowitt’s, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1072) 1, record 3, English, - lawful%20issue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Legitimate" signifies "lawful". The word is applied especially to children to signify that they have been born in lawful wedlock. (Jowitt, p. 1081) 1, record 3, English, - lawful%20issue
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- descendance légitime
1, record 3, French, descendance%20l%C3%A9gitime
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- postérité légitime 1, record 3, French, post%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gitime
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
descendance légitime; postérité légitime : 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 3, French, - descendance%20l%C3%A9gitime
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-11-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- legitimate object
1, record 4, English, legitimate%20object
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a combination to injure another is prima facie actionable... the critical issue is the object or purpose of those acting in concert.... If the defendants acted in pursuit of a legitimate object, their combination is not vitiated by glee at the adversary's expected discomfiture.... 2, record 4, English, - legitimate%20object
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- but légitime
1, record 4, French, but%20l%C3%A9gitime
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'avocat devra s'assurer que son recours poursuit un but légitime et n'intervient qu'en cas de stricte nécessité dans le respect des principes posés par les textes et le CEDH. 1, record 4, French, - but%20l%C3%A9gitime
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-06-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Penal Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- required exercise of judicial discretion
1, record 5, English, required%20exercise%20of%20judicial%20discretion
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A... target has a legitimate interest in presenting information that is relevant to the required exercise of judicial discretion and that may well persuade the judge not to issue an order. 1, record 5, English, - required%20exercise%20of%20judicial%20discretion
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Droit pénal
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- exercice du pouvoir discrétionnaire prescrit
1, record 5, French, exercice%20du%20pouvoir%20discr%C3%A9tionnaire%20prescrit
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La personne visée [...] a légitimement intérêt à saisir le juge de renseignements qui importent pour l'exercice du pouvoir discrétionnaire prescrit et qui pourraient bien le convaincre de refuser l'autorisation. 1, record 5, French, - exercice%20du%20pouvoir%20discr%C3%A9tionnaire%20prescrit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-06-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Stamp and Postmark Collecting
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- bogus stamp 1, record 6, English, bogus%20stamp
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
a bogus stamp is a stamplike label that purports to be a genuine issue of a legitimate authority. 2, record 6, English, - bogus%20stamp
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Philatélie et marcophilie
- Timbres et oblitération
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- timbre de fantaisie
1, record 6, French, timbre%20de%20fantaisie
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Timbre émis par des particuliers pour des pays qui n'existent pas [...] (Collectionner les timbres, 1978, page 159). 1, record 6, French, - timbre%20de%20fantaisie
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cherchez le Sealand dans votre catalogue de timbres [...] vous ne trouverez aucune trace de ce pays qui n'a existé que dans l'imagination de l'auteur de ces timbres de fantaisie. (La philatélie, 1984, page 82). 1, record 6, French, - timbre%20de%20fantaisie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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