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UNREPORTED JUDGMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reported judgment
1, record 1, English, reported%20judgment
correct, see observation, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Supreme Court of Canada.... The point does not appear to have been expressly determined in any reported judgment of this Court, nor have I been able to discover any unreported judgment thereon. 2, record 1, English, - reported%20judgment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "judgment," which means a judicial decision, is a generic term compared to "arrêt." The English language doesn’t have a term as specific as "arrêt," and uses "judgment" for both trial-level and appeal-level courts. The French language, on the other hand, uses "arrêt," a term that refers only to judicial decisions of an appeal-level court, up to the Supreme Court of Canada (the country’s top court). 3, record 1, English, - reported%20judgment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The citation of a reported judgment is official and permanent. For example, the "R v Vaillancourt" judgment was published in Canada Supreme Court Reports and can be cited as [1987] 2 S.C.R. 636. 3, record 1, English, - reported%20judgment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- reported judgement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arrêt rapporté
1, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20rapport%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arrêt publié 2, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20publi%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme français «arrêt» est spécifique par rapport au terme anglais «judgment», qui désigne une décision judiciaire. En français, un «arrêt» est une décision judiciaire rendue seulement par les cours de deuxième instance ainsi que par la Cour suprême du Canada (la plus haute instance du pays). La langue anglaise ne possède pas d'équivalent assez spécifique pour rendre le terme «arrêt». En effet, l'anglais emploie le terme générique «judgment» pour les cours de première et de deuxième instance. 3, record 1, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20rapport%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lorsqu'un arrêt est publié sur le Web, mais pas dans un recueil, on dira «arrêt publié», et «released judgment» ou «published judgment» en anglais. Il s'agit toutefois d'une autre notion, à ne pas confondre avec la présente, où l'arrêt est publié dans un recueil. 3, record 1, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20rapport%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La citation d'un arrêt rapporté est officielle et permanente. Par exemple, l'arrêt «R. c. Vaillancourt» a été publié dans le Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada et peut être cité comme suit : [1987] 2 R.C.S. 636. 3, record 1, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20rapport%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unreported judgment
1, record 2, English, unreported%20judgment
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unreported judgement 2, record 2, English, unreported%20judgement
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jugement inédit
1, record 2, French, jugement%20in%C3%A9dit
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jugement non publié 2, record 2, French, jugement%20non%20publi%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-12-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unreported judgment
1, record 3, English, unreported%20judgment
generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arrêt non publié
1, record 3, French, arr%C3%AAt%20non%20publi%C3%A9
masculine noun, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- arrêt inédit 2, record 3, French, arr%C3%AAt%20in%C3%A9dit
proposal, masculine noun, specific
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arrêt : Nom donné aux décisions [...] de toute juridiction portant le nom de cour [...] qui sont cependant des jugements (au sens générique). 3, record 3, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20non%20publi%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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