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DURESS [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

Force applied or threatened to an individual to coerce, and actually coercing, him to act in a particular way. It may be actual or threatened physical harm, but commonly takes the form of threat of unlawful or at least unwarranted pressure, such as dismissal from employment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

contrainte : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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