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SUBSEQUENT NEGLIGENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsequent negligence
1, record 1, English, subsequent%20negligence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The negligence of defendant when, after the defendant’s initial negligence and the plaintiff’s contributory negligence, the defendant discovers - or should have discovered - that the plaintiff was in a position of danger and fails to exercise due care in preventing the plaintiff’s injuries. 2, record 1, English, - subsequent%20negligence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- négligence ultérieure
1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9gligence%20ult%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
négligence ultérieure : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9gligence%20ult%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- supervening negligence
1, record 2, English, supervening%20negligence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A remote condition or conduct which furnishes only the occasion for someone else's supervening negligence is not a proximate cause of the result of the subsequent negligence... 2, record 2, English, - supervening%20negligence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- négligence survenante
1, record 2, French, n%C3%A9gligence%20survenante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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