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LEGITIMATE PURPOSE [13 records]

Record 1 2026-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Personnel Management (General)
  • Communication and Information Management
CONT

Without appropriate preventative safeguards, human curiosity and other motivations(including sinister ones, such as profit and/or harm to individuals) can lead employees to access personal information without authorization and without a legitimate business purpose — also known as "employee snooping. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
CONT

En raison de leur gravité potentielle, les allégations de furetage par des employés doivent être prises au sérieux [...] nous nous attendons à ce que l'organisation concernée puisse montrer qu'elle a entrepris une enquête rigoureuse et [...] qu'elle a pris les mesures nécessaires pour régler le problème d'accès non autorisé de l'employé aux renseignements personnels [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
  • Legal Documents
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
CONT

The related rules concerning the intention of the parties proceed from the capital principle that it is to the intention of the parties at the time the instrument was concluded, and in particular the meaning attached by them to words and phrases at the time, that primary regard must be paid. Hence, it is legitimate to consider what was the "purpose" or "plan" of the parties in negotiating the treaty. Nor should a treaty be interpreted so as to restrict unduly the rights intended to be protected by it. What must be ascertained is the ostensible intention of the parties, as disclosed in the four corners of the actual text; only in exceptional circumstances is it permissible to investigate other material to discover this intention. Moreover, a special meaning must be given to a particular term, if it is established that the party so intended.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
  • Documents juridiques
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
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...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit militaire

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
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....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
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.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
  • Legal Actions
CONT

No person shall be convicted of an offence under this section if the act that is alleged to constitute the offence has a legitimate purpose related to the administration of justice or to science, medicine, education or art...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
  • Actions en justice
CONT

Nul ne peut être déclaré coupable d'une infraction au présent article si les actes qui constitueraient l'infraction ont un but légitime lié à l'administration de la justice, à la science, à la médecine, à l'éducation ou aux arts [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Labour and Employment
  • Personnel Management (General)
CONT

The purpose of the Integrated Risk Management Framework is to... contribute to building a risk-smart workforce and environment that allows for innovation and responsible risk-taking while ensuring legitimate precautions are taken to protect the public interest, maintain public trust and ensure due diligence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Travail et emploi
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
CONT

Le Cadre de gestion intégrée du risque vise à :[...] contribuer à l'établissement d'un effectif et d'un milieu du travail soucieux du risque qui favorisent l'innovation et la prise de risque responsable, tout en veillant à ce que des mesures légitimes soient prises pour protéger l'intérêt public, conserver la confiance du public et assurer la diligence raisonnable [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Decision-Making Process
CONT

The purpose of the Integrated Risk Management Framework is to... contribute to building a risk-smart workforce and environment that allows for innovation and responsible risk-taking while ensuring legitimate precautions are taken to protect the public interest, maintain public trust and ensure due diligence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Processus décisionnel
CONT

Le Cadre de gestion intégrée du risque vise à :[...] contribuer à l'établissement d'un effectif et d'un milieu du travail soucieux du risque qui favorisent l'innovation et la prise de risque responsable, tout en veillant à ce que des mesures légitimes soient prises pour protéger l'intérêt public, conserver la confiance du public et assurer la diligence raisonnable [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Labour and Employment
  • Working Practices and Conditions
CONT

The purpose of the Integrated Risk Management Framework is to... contribute to building a risk-smart workforce and environment that allows for innovation and responsible risk-taking while ensuring legitimate precautions are taken to protect the public interest, maintain public trust and ensure due diligence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Travail et emploi
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
CONT

Le Cadre de gestion intégrée du risque vise à : [...] contribuer à l'établissement d'un effectif et d'un milieu de travail soucieux du risque qui favorisent l'innovation et la prise de risque responsable, tout en veillant à ce que des mesures légitimes soient prises pour protéger l'intérêt public, conserver la confiance du public et assurer le diligence raisonnable [...]

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Relations
CONT

No employer... shall use, for the demonstrated purpose of undermining a trade union's representational capacity rather than the pursuit of legitimate bargaining objectives, the services of a person who was not an employee in the bargaining unit...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations du travail
CONT

Il est interdit à tout employeur [...] d'utiliser, dans le but établi de miner la capacité de représentation d'un syndicat [...] les services de toute personne qui n'était pas un employé de l'unité de négociation [...]

Spanish

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Record 11 2000-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Disputes
CONT

No employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall use, for the demonstrated purpose of undermining a trade union's representational capacity rather than the pursuit of legitimate bargaining objectives, the services of a person...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conflits du travail
CONT

Il est interdit à tout employeur ou quiconque agit pour son compte d'utiliser, dans le but établi de miner la capacité de représentation d'un syndicat plutôt que pour atteindre des objectifs légitimes de négociation, les services de toute personne [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

Legal action to which the legitimate possessor of a bill of exchange is entitled against the acceptor and his/her guarantors for the purpose of demanding payment that was not made upon the due date, regardless of whether or not the bill was protested.

OBS

direct legal action for collection: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Action exécutive au porteur légitime d'une traite contre l'accepteur et ses avaliseurs, por exiger le paiement qui n'a pas été satisfait a son échéance, bien qu'il n'y ait pas protêt.

OBS

Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Acción ejecutiva que tiene el portador legítimo de una letra de cambio contra el aceptante y sus avalistas, para exigirle el pago que no ha sido satisfecho a su vencimiento, aunque no se haya levantado protesto.

OBS

acción cambiaria directa: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 13 1986-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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