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UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT DEFENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- defence of unavoitable accident
1, record 1, English, defence%20of%20unavoitable%20accident
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inevitable accident defence 2, record 1, English, inevitable%20accident%20defence
correct
- defence of inevitable accident 3, record 1, English, defence%20of%20inevitable%20accident
correct
- unavoidable accident defence 2, record 1, English, unavoidable%20accident%20defence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Defence to an action for negligence. The theory of the defence is that the defendant can escape liability if he shows one of two things: (1) "the cause of the accident, and ... the result of that cause was inevitable", or (2) "all the possible causes, one or other of which produced the effect, and ... with regard to every one of these possible causes that the result could not have been avoided". 4, record 1, English, - defence%20of%20unavoitable%20accident
Record 1, Key term(s)
- defense of inevitable accident
- defense of unavoidable accident
- inevitable accident defense
- unavoidable accident defense
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défense de l'accident inévitable
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20de%20l%27accident%20in%C3%A9vitable
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
défense de l'accident inévitable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fense%20de%20l%27accident%20in%C3%A9vitable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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