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Record 1 2011-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

This court has reviewed the documents excluded by the district court and cannot find any significant evidence that would be probative of [the officer’s] truthfulness or untruthfulness. The only item that comes close to being probative is the officer’s questionable answers on a claim form for unemployment payments.

OBS

questionable answer : term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • questionable answers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

réponse équivoque : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • réponses équivoques

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
  • Military Training
OBS

The informant may answer questions more frankly by mail since anonymity is assured.... Actually, it is questionable whether anonymity is either an advantage or a disadvantage.

OBS

Term used in the context of military training.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
OBS

[...] l'anonymat facilite le respect du secret, mais le statisticien qui ne peut pas ne pas être partisan du secret, ce secret étant de nature à rendre plus exacte son observation des faits, doit [...] être hostile à l'anonymat.

OBS

Terme utilisé dans le contexte de l'instruction militaire.

Spanish

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