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UNREASONABLE FORCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unreasonable force
1, record 1, English, unreasonable%20force
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If plaintiff voluntarily engaged in a fight with defendant for the sake of fighting and not as a means of self-defense, then plaintiff may not recover for an assault or battery unless the defendant beat the plaintiff excessively or used unreasonable force. 2, record 1, English, - unreasonable%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force déraisonnable
1, record 1, French, force%20d%C3%A9raisonnable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unreasonable use of force
1, record 2, English, unreasonable%20use%20of%20force
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An officer's evil intentions will not make a Fourth Amendment violation out of an objectively reasonable use of force; nor will an officer's good intentions make an objectively unreasonable use of force constitutional. 2, record 2, English, - unreasonable%20use%20of%20force
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- usage déraisonnable de la force
1, record 2, French, usage%20d%C3%A9raisonnable%20de%20la%20force
correct, masculine 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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