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CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circumstantial evidence
1, record 1, English, circumstantial%20evidence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- preuve circonstancielle
1, record 1, French, preuve%20circonstancielle
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 2013-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- circumstantial evidence
1, record 2, English, circumstantial%20evidence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- indirect evidence 1, record 2, English, indirect%20evidence
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proof of certain facts and circumstances in a given case, from which (trier of fact) may infer other connected facts which usually and reasonably follow according to the common experience of mankind. (Black's, p. 221) 1, record 2, English, - circumstantial%20evidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
circumstantial evidence: The characterization of evidence as "direct" or "circumstantial" points to the kind of inference which is sought to be drawn from the evidence to the truth of the proposition for which it is offered. (If) the inference sought is merely from the fact that the witness made the statement, and the assumption that witnesses are worthy of belief, to the truth of the asserted fact, (t)his is direct evidence. When, however, the evidence is offered also for some further proposition based upon some inference to the truth of the fact asserted, then the evidence is circumstantial evidence of this further fact-to-be-inferred. (McCormick, p. 435) 1, record 2, English, - circumstantial%20evidence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- preuve circonstancielle
1, record 2, French, preuve%20circonstancielle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- preuve indirecte 1, record 2, French, preuve%20indirecte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
preuve circonstancielle; preuve indirecte : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - preuve%20circonstancielle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-04-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- circumstantial evidence
1, record 3, English, circumstantial%20evidence
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- indirect evidence 1, record 3, English, indirect%20evidence
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Refers to audit information and source documents. 2, record 3, English, - circumstantial%20evidence
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éléments probants indirects
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20probants%20indirects
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'applique à l'information et aux preuves documentaires utilisées par le vérificateur. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20probants%20indirects
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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