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UNREASONABLE USE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- de minimis rule
1, record 1, English, de%20minimis%20rule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under Internal Revenue Service guidelines, the de minimis rule can... apply to any benefit, property, or service provided to an employee that has so little value that reporting for it would be unreasonable or administratively impracticable; for example, use of a company photocopier to copy personal documents... 2, record 1, English, - de%20minimis%20rule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit commercial
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle de minimis
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20minimis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- règle du seuil minimum 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20du%20seuil%20minimum
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En droit de l'Union européenne, la règle de minimis concerne les aides d'État, c'est-à-dire les aides attribuées par les États membres de l'Union aux entreprises. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20minimis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho mercantil
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- regla de minimis
1, record 1, Spanish, regla%20de%20minimis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bajo las normas impositivas estadounidenses, la regla de minimis regula el tratamiento de pequeñas cantidades de descuento en el mercado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - regla%20de%20minimis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución "de minimis" se aplica [...] a lo que no tiene la suficiente importancia para que la ley le preste atención. 3, record 1, Spanish, - regla%20de%20minimis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución latina "de minimis", propia del lenguaje jurídico, se escribe en letra cursiva y sin tilde en minimis. 3, record 1, Spanish, - regla%20de%20minimis
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unreasonable use
1, record 2, English, unreasonable%20use
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unreasonable user 1, record 2, English, unreasonable%20user
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- usage déraisonnable
1, record 2, French, usage%20d%C3%A9raisonnable
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
usage déraisonnable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - usage%20d%C3%A9raisonnable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- abnormal sensitivity
1, record 3, English, abnormal%20sensitivity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
c) Abnormal sensitivity/If the plaintiff's use of his property or his own physical or mental make-up is abnormally sensitive, he may be denied recovery for nuisance. This follows because the standard employed in determining whether the defendant's activity is an unreasonable interference is an objective one. Thus the defendant need govern his conduct only with reference to the reactions of normal persons in the particular locality and not with reference to the idiosyncracies of any particular plaintiff. 1, record 3, English, - abnormal%20sensitivity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sensibilité anormale
1, record 3, French, sensibilit%C3%A9%20anormale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
c) Sensibilité anormale / Si l'utilisation de la propriété ou les dispositions physiques ou mentales du demandeur sont d'une sensibilité anormale, il peut se voir refuser tout redressement pour nuisance. Il en est ainsi parce que la norme applicable pour déterminer si une activité du défendeur constitue un trouble déraisonnable est une conduite par rapport aux réactions de personnes normales dans la localité en cause et non par rapport aux particularités d'un demandeur donné. 2, record 3, French, - sensibilit%C3%A9%20anormale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unreasonable use of force
1, record 4, English, unreasonable%20use%20of%20force
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - unreasonable%20use%20of%20force
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- usage déraisonnable de la force
1, record 4, French, usage%20d%C3%A9raisonnable%20de%20la%20force
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-04-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nuisance
1, record 5, English, nuisance
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An act or omission, causing injury to person’s health, comfort or convenience, or impairing the use and enjoyment of one’s property and giving rise to an action for damages. 2, record 5, English, - nuisance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In general, a nuisance is an unreasonable interference with the use of land by its occupier or with the use and enjoyment of a public right to use and enjoy public rights of way. 3, record 5, English, - nuisance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nuisance
1, record 5, French, nuisance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En général, une nuisance est un trouble déraisonnable de la jouissance d'un bien-fonds par son occupant ou de la jouissance d'un droit que le public a d'utiliser et de bénéficier de droits de passage. 2, record 5, French, - nuisance
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuisance : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 5, French, - nuisance
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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