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DECLARATION AGAINST INTEREST [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- declaration against penal interest
1, record 1, English, declaration%20against%20penal%20interest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- statement against penal interest 1, record 1, English, statement%20against%20penal%20interest
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déclaration contre intérêt pénal
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20p%C3%A9nal
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclaration contre intérêt pénal : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20p%C3%A9nal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- declaration against pecuniary interest
1, record 2, English, declaration%20against%20pecuniary%20interest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- statement against pecuniary interest 1, record 2, English, statement%20against%20pecuniary%20interest
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The clearest example of a declaration against pecuniary interest is an acknowledgment that the declarant is indebted. (McCormick, p. 672) 1, record 2, English, - declaration%20against%20pecuniary%20interest
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Statements against pecuniary interest. The simplest instance of a declaration against pecuniary interest would be a bare acknowledgment of indebtedness. (Cross, p. 552) 1, record 2, English, - declaration%20against%20pecuniary%20interest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déclaration contre intérêt pécuniaire
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclaration contre intérêt pécuniaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-08-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- declaration against proprietary interest
1, record 3, English, declaration%20against%20proprietary%20interest
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- statement against proprietary interest 1, record 3, English, statement%20against%20proprietary%20interest
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The traditional field for this exception has been that of declarations against proprietary or pecuniary interest. Common instances of the former are acknowledgments that the declarant does not own certain land or personal property, or that he has conveyed or transferred it. (McCormick, p. 671) 1, record 3, English, - declaration%20against%20proprietary%20interest
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
So far as declarations against proprietary interest are concerned, possession is prima facie evidence of ownership. A statement by the possessor to the effect that he is not the owner will therefore amount to a declaration against interest. (Cross, p. 553) 1, record 3, English, - declaration%20against%20proprietary%20interest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déclaration contre intérêt patrimonial
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20patrimonial
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclaration contre intérêt patrimonial : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20patrimonial
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-08-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- declaration against interest
1, record 4, English, declaration%20against%20interest
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- statement against interest 2, record 4, English, statement%20against%20interest
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A [declaration] which, when made, conflicts with the pecuniary or proprietary interest of the person making [it], or so far tends to subject him to civil or criminal liability, or to render invalid a claim by him against another, that a reasonable man in his position would not have made the statement unless he believe it to be true. (Black's, p. 367) 2, record 4, English, - declaration%20against%20interest
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A declaration against interest, by contrast, is made by a nonlitigant who is not in privity with a litigant; ... 3, record 4, English, - declaration%20against%20interest
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A declaration against interest is also admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, but only when the declarant is unavailable as a witness. 3, record 4, English, - declaration%20against%20interest
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- déclaration contre intérêt
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclaration contre intérêt : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20contre%20int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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