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ELOIGNEMENT DOMMAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- remoteness of damage
1, record 1, English, remoteness%20of%20damage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the law of tort, the notion that one's liability is limited to results proximately caused by his conduct or omission. 2, record 1, English, - remoteness%20of%20damage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
remoteness of damage: A party causing a tort is liable only if some harmful consequence of the kind which happened should have been foreseen as liable to result, and he is liable only for the reasonably foreseeable, or possibility for the direct, consequences of his wrongful conduct, not necessarily for all that has actually followed. 3, record 1, English, - remoteness%20of%20damage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éloignement du dommage
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9loignement%20du%20dommage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éloignement du préjudice 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9loignement%20du%20pr%C3%A9judice
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
éloignement du dommage; éloignement du préjudice : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles(PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9loignement%20du%20dommage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rule of remoteness
1, record 2, English, rule%20of%20remoteness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- règle relative à l'éloignement du dommage
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A8gle%20relative%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9loignement%20du%20dommage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- règle relative à l’éloignement du préjudice 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A8gle%20relative%20%C3%A0%20l%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9loignement%20du%20pr%C3%A9judice
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
règle relative à l'éloignement du dommage; règle relative à l'éloignement du préjudice : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles(PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20relative%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9loignement%20du%20dommage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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