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OATH-HELPING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oath-helping rule 1, record 1, English, oath%2Dhelping%20rule
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oath helping rule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle interdisant les témoignages justificatifs
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20interdisant%20les%20t%C3%A9moignages%20justificatifs
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Lexique de la Cour suprême; 27 janvier 1994. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20interdisant%20les%20t%C3%A9moignages%20justificatifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-03-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compurgation
1, record 2, English, compurgation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- oath-helping 2, record 2, English, oath%2Dhelping
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a method by which the oaths of a number of persons as to the character of an accused person in a criminal case, or of a defendant in a civil case, were accepted as proof of his innocence in the one case or as proof in the other case that the claim made against him was not well founded .... 1, record 2, English, - compurgation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the persons who made such oaths were known as compurgators. 1, record 2, English, - compurgation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- témoignage justificatif
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9moignage%20justificatif
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- témoignage justificateur 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9moignage%20justificateur
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Témoignage (...) qui a pour effet de disculper. 2, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9moignage%20justificatif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Autre source pour "témoignage justificateur" : R. c. Béland, 1987, 2 R.C.S. 398, p. 419. 3, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9moignage%20justificatif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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