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PRIMA FACIE CASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prima facie case
1, record 1, English, prima%20facie%20case
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A litigating party is said to have a prima facie case when the evidence is his favour is sufficiently strong for his opponent to be called on to answer it. A prima facie case, then, is one which is established by sufficient evidence, and can be overthrown only by rebutting evidence, adduced on the other side. 2, record 1, English, - prima%20facie%20case
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prima facie case: Expression and context reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 3, record 1, English, - prima%20facie%20case
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Droits et libertés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prétention établie à première vue
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9tention%20%C3%A9tablie%20%C3%A0%20premi%C3%A8re%20vue
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prétention établie prima facie 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9tention%20%C3%A9tablie%20prima%20facie
proposal, feminine noun
- apparence d'un grief justifié 3, record 1, French, apparence%20d%27un%20grief%20justifi%C3%A9
feminine noun
- preuve prima facie 4, record 1, French, preuve%20prima%20facie
feminine noun
- cause probable d'action 3, record 1, French, cause%20probable%20d%27action
feminine noun
- cas prima facie 2, record 1, French, cas%20prima%20facie
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho probatorio
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- indicio de delito
1, record 1, Spanish, indicio%20de%20delito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- indicio racional de criminalidad 1, record 1, Spanish, indicio%20racional%20de%20criminalidad
correct, masculine noun
- caso prima facie 2, record 1, Spanish, caso%20prima%20facie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El informe de Abrams y Ratner llega a la conclusión de que «hay un caso prima facie de que el Kmer Rojo cometió genocidio, crímenes contra la humanidad y crímenes de guerra». 2, record 1, Spanish, - indicio%20de%20delito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las expresiones «indicio de delito» e «indicio racional de criminalidad» son usualmente empleadas en su forma plural. 3, record 1, Spanish, - indicio%20de%20delito
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
indicio de delito; indicio racional de criminalidad: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - indicio%20de%20delito
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