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PRENATAL INJURY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prenatal tort
1, record 1, English, prenatal%20tort
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The only reason the plaintiff Jane Jones is denied a wrongful death claim... is because she is a member of the arbitrary and irrational classification of mothers whose children suffered injury from a prenatal tort and died therefrom... 1, record 1, English, - prenatal%20tort
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pre-natal tort
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délit civil contre un enfant à naître
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lit%20civil%20contre%20un%20enfant%20%C3%A0%20na%C3%AEtre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- délit contre un enfant à naître 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lit%20contre%20un%20enfant%20%C3%A0%20na%C3%AEtre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prenatal injury
1, record 2, English, prenatal%20injury
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once the child "en ventre sa mère" was deemed to be a person, the Court held without question that the child could recover damages for its prenatal injury. 2, record 2, English, - prenatal%20injury
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the Ontario High Court held that a child who was injured while "en ventre sa mère" could maintain an action, once born alive, for his or her injuries. 3, record 2, English, - prenatal%20injury
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pre-natal injury
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préjudice corporel prénatal
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9judice%20corporel%20pr%C3%A9natal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dommage corporel prénatal 2, record 2, French, dommage%20corporel%20pr%C3%A9natal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[ ... ] les conséquences de l'imposition d'une responsabilité délictuelle à la mère pour préjudice prénatal ayant causé un dommage à son enfant né vivant sont considérables. 3, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9judice%20corporel%20pr%C3%A9natal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Health Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- prenatal injury action
1, record 3, English, prenatal%20injury%20action
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- action for prenatal injury 2, record 3, English, action%20for%20prenatal%20injury
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "prenatal injury" action involves a claim by(or on behalf of) a child born in a damaged condition alleging that its injury was caused by the negligence of another before its birth. 1, record 3, English, - prenatal%20injury%20action
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There may be an action for prenatal injury when the plaintiff alleges that the injury was caused by the defendant's negligence. 3, record 3, English, - prenatal%20injury%20action
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pre-natal injury action
- action for pre-natal injury
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit de la santé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- action pour préjudice corporel prénatal
1, record 3, French, action%20pour%20pr%C3%A9judice%20corporel%20pr%C3%A9natal
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- action pour dommage corporel prénatal 2, record 3, French, action%20pour%20dommage%20corporel%20pr%C3%A9natal
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le juge [X] a conclu que «si un enfant peut intenter une action à son père ou à sa mère et si une action peut être intentée à un étranger pour des blessures subies par un enfant avant sa naissance, il me semble raisonnable de franchir un pas de plus et d'autoriser un enfant à intenter une action à sa mère pour un préjudice corporel prénatal imputable à la négligence de cette dernière». 1, record 3, French, - action%20pour%20pr%C3%A9judice%20corporel%20pr%C3%A9natal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-09-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Special Education
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- psychogenic mental retardation
1, record 4, English, psychogenic%20mental%20retardation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- pseudomental retardation 2, record 4, English, pseudomental%20retardation
correct
- false mental retardation 2, record 4, English, false%20mental%20retardation
correct
- apparent mental retardation 3, record 4, English, apparent%20mental%20retardation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mental retardation in which causative agents are primarily environmental factors which may be psychological, sociological, or even physical, as in the case of the hard of hearing or the blind; a condition in which the individual is mentally retarded, has adequate genetic endowment as regards intelligence with no evidence of prenatal or postnatal cerebral injury or maldevelopment and with normal cerebral dynamics physiologically. 3, record 4, English, - psychogenic%20mental%20retardation
Record 4, Key term(s)
- pseudo-mental retardation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éducation spéciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pseudo-déficience mentale
1, record 4, French, pseudo%2Dd%C3%A9ficience%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fausse débilité mentale 1, record 4, French, fausse%20d%C3%A9bilit%C3%A9%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
- pseudo-débilité mentale 1, record 4, French, pseudo%2Dd%C3%A9bilit%C3%A9%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
- pseudodéficience mentale 2, record 4, French, pseudod%C3%A9ficience%20mentale
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fausse insuffisance mentale due à des inhibitions liées à des troubles affectifs ou à d'autres insuffisances spécifiques. 1, record 4, French, - pseudo%2Dd%C3%A9ficience%20mentale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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