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AVEU COMPLEXE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- confession and avoidance
1, record 1, English, confession%20and%20avoidance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The admission by a party of the truth of an allegation ("confession") but, at the same time, an allegation of other facts which apparently alter or nullify the effects ("avoidance"), eg, as where the defendant agrees that he struck the plaintiff, but did so truly in self-defence. (Curzon, p. 67) 1, record 1, English, - confession%20and%20avoidance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aveu complexe
1, record 1, French, aveu%20complexe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aveu complexe : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - aveu%20complexe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- admission and avoidance
1, record 2, English, admission%20and%20avoidance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is a plea of admission and avoidance. That is, this plea admits that the defendant committed the acts charged, but seeks to excuse the defendant from criminal liability on the ground that the defendant was insane. 2, record 2, English, - admission%20and%20avoidance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Admission. A voluntary acknowledgment made by a party to a lawsuit or in a criminal prosecution that certain facts that are inconsistent with the party's claims in the controversy are true. 3, record 2, English, - admission%20and%20avoidance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Droit judiciaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aveu complexe
1, record 2, French, aveu%20complexe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aveu par lequel une partie reconnaît le fait qui lui est défavorable mais y ajoute un fait secondaire et distinct qui modifie totalement ou partiellement la portée de son aveu. 1, record 2, French, - aveu%20complexe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une action en remboursement de prêt d'argent, le défendeur admet avoir emprunté du demandeur mais il ajoute qu'il a remboursé en totalité les sommes qu'il lui devait. 1, record 2, French, - aveu%20complexe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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