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NUISANCE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
CONT

In the case of odours, the issue is not necessarily and simply reducing emissions, but rather reducing the nuisance factor suffered by the population living close to the emitters of odorous substances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
CONT

Dans le cas des odeurs, la problématique n'est pas obligatoirement et simplement une réduction des émissions, mais une réduction de la nuisance subie par la population riveraine des émetteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación (Generalidades)
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Record 2 2012-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
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.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
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.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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