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FRAUDULENTLY ALTER INSTRUMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Penal Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fraudulently alter an instrument
1, record 1, English, fraudulently%20alter%20an%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where any instrument that has been forged or fraudulently altered is admitted in evidence, the court or the judge or person who admits the instrument may, at the request of any person against whom it is admitted in evidence, direct that the instrument shall be impounded and be kept in the custody of an officer of the court or other proper person for such period and subject to such conditions as to the court, judge or person admitting the instrument seem meet. 1, record 1, English, - fraudulently%20alter%20an%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Droit pénal
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- altérer frauduleusement une pièce
1, record 1, French, alt%C3%A9rer%20frauduleusement%20une%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'une pièce fabriquée ou frauduleusement altérée a été admise en preuve, le tribunal ou le juge, ou la personne qui l'a admise, peut, à la requête de la personne contre laquelle elle a été admise en preuve, ordonner qu'elle soit déposée au greffe et confiée à la garde d'un fonctionnaire du tribunal ou de toute autre personne, pendant la période et aux conditions que le tribunal, le juge ou la personne qui l'a admise juge convenables. 1, record 1, French, - alt%C3%A9rer%20frauduleusement%20une%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record 1, Key term(s)
- altérer frauduleusement un document
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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