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ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Translation (General)
CONT

In most situations, however, planning for prevention and response to sexual violence will be based on anecdotal evidence obtained through a variety of sources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

Dans la plupart des situations, la planification d'une prévention et d'une réponse à la violence sexuelle reposera sur des preuves anecdotiques [ou des] témoignages obtenus auprès de sources variées.

OBS

preuve anecdotique; témoignage anecdotique; cas isolé; donnée empirique; observation empirique : L'usage est déterminé en fonction du contexte.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

The Tribunal found circumstantial evidence of age discrimination. First, there was anecdotal evidence that most graduates of the prerequisite course were promoted.

OBS

Types of anecdotal evidence include claiming non-factual information based on the experiences of a few people, stories that would seem to contradict factual information, and word-of-mouth recommendations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
CONT

Le Tribunal a conclu à une preuve circonstancielle de discrimination fondée sur l’âge. Premièrement, il y a eu une preuve empirique que la plupart des personnes qui avaient réussi le cours préalable avaient été promues.

OBS

On constate aussi que «preuve empirique» est couramment utilisée dans un contexte général.

Spanish

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