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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A mental element frequently required as a condition of tortious or delictual liability, corresponding to Roman law "culpa". It is essentially a moral concept, importing that the defendant is liable because he could have and should have avoided or prevented the conduct causing harm.  2, record 1, English, - fault

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

faute : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - faute

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The earliest illustrations of what is known as tortious negligence are found in the liability of those who professed a common calling... Holding themselves out to the public as competent to pursue their profession, they were required to conform to the standard of reasonable skill and proficiency, on pain of having to pay for any harm resulting from negligence.  2, record 2, English, - tortious%20negligence

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

négligence délictuelle : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9gligence%20d%C3%A9lictuelle

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[T] he generally accepted rule is that "each of two or more persons whose tortious conduct is a legal cause of a single and indivisible harm to the injured party is subject to liability to the injured party for the entire harm.  2, record 3, English, - indivisible%20harm

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

dommage indivisible; préjudice indivisible : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 3, French, - dommage%20indivisible

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Vicarious liability is based primarily on the economic policy of assuring effective redress for tortious harm by allowing recourse against the employer who profits from his servant's activity and is best able to absorb the loss.  1, record 4, English, - tortious%20harm

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le dommage délictuel est à la base du droit à réparation. Le dommage doit être certain. Il peut déjà être réalisé, parce que la victime a subi une perte (damnum emergens) on a manqué un gain (lucrum cessans). Cette perte ou ce manque à gagner peut être actuel. Le préjudice peut être future mais certain.  3, record 4, French, - dommage%20d%C3%A9lictuel

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish