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RETRIBUTIVE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retributive danger
1, record 1, English, retributive%20danger
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concealed danger that an occupier of land creates to injure trespassers. 2, record 1, English, - retributive%20danger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A retributive danger is lawful only to the extent that it could be justified if the occupier had inflicted the injury personally or directly to the trespasser. Thus, a spring gun or a landmine is an unlawful means of defending land against a trespasser. 2, record 1, English, - retributive%20danger
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- danger punitif
1, record 1, French, danger%20punitif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- punitive 1, record 2, English, punitive
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- retributive 1, record 2, English, retributive
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
punitive and retributive: Expressions reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 2, record 2, English, - punitive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- punitif 1, record 2, French, punitif
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- punitivo 1, record 2, Spanish, punitivo
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- punitorio 1, record 2, Spanish, punitorio
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-01-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sentencing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- purely retributive conception of punishment 1, record 3, English, purely%20retributive%20conception%20of%20punishment
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peines
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- conception purement justicière de la peine
1, record 3, French, conception%20purement%20justici%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20peine
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Hess, [1990] 2 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême] 906, à la p. 917; Lexique de la Cour suprême; 27 janvier 1994. 1, record 3, French, - conception%20purement%20justici%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20peine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- retributive justice
1, record 4, English, retributive%20justice
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Justice concerned with punishing or rewarding an individual. 2, record 4, English, - retributive%20justice
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- justice rétributive
1, record 4, French, justice%20r%C3%A9tributive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Justice qui récompense ou châtie selon la valeur des actes, sans tenir compte des circonstances. 2, record 4, French, - justice%20r%C3%A9tributive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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