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BE LIABLE CONVICTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be liable on conviction
1, record 1, English, be%20liable%20on%20conviction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Persons failing to do so are guilty of an indictable offence and are liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. 1, record 1, English, - be%20liable%20on%20conviction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être passible sur déclaration de culpabilité
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20passible%20sur%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les personnes qui ne souscriraient pas à cette obligation seraient coupables d'un acte criminel et seraient passibles sur déclaration de culpabilité, d'une amende d'au plus 5 000 dollars et d'une peine d'emprisonnement ne dépassant pas cinq ans. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20passible%20sur%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Rules of Court
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be liable on summary conviction to a fine
1, record 2, English, be%20liable%20on%20summary%20conviction%20to%20a%20fine
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Règles de procédure
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- encourir, sur déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire, une amende
1, record 2, French, encourir%2C%20sur%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire%2C%20une%20amende
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Rules of Court
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- be liable on summary conviction
1, record 3, English, be%20liable%20on%20summary%20conviction
correct, verb phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Règles de procédure
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- encourir sur déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire
1, record 3, French, encourir%20sur%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire
correct, verb phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Penal Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to
1, record 4, English, be%20guilty%20of%20an%20offence%20and%20be%20liable%20on%20summary%20conviction%20to
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Droit pénal
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- commettre une infraction passible, sur déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire, de
1, record 4, French, commettre%20une%20infraction%20passible%2C%20sur%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire%2C%20de
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- commettre une infraction et encourir, sur déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire 1, record 4, French, commettre%20une%20infraction%20et%20encourir%2C%20sur%20d%C3%A9claration%20de%20culpabilit%C3%A9%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire
correct
- être coupable d'une infraction punissable par procédure sommaire 1, record 4, French, %C3%AAtre%20coupable%20d%27une%20infraction%20punissable%20par%20proc%C3%A9dure%20sommaire
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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