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NEGLIGENCE COUPABLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- culpable negligence
1, record 1, English, culpable%20negligence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Negligent conduct that, while not intentional, involves a disregard of the consequences likely to result from one's actions. 2, record 1, English, - culpable%20negligence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Negligence in law ranges from inadvertence that is hardly more than accidental to sinful disregard of the safety of others. 2, record 1, English, - culpable%20negligence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- négligence coupable
1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9gligence%20coupable
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
négligence coupable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9gligence%20coupable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- culpable neglect
1, record 2, English, culpable%20neglect
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... neglect that is less than gross carelessness but more than the failure to use ordinary care. 2, record 2, English, - culpable%20neglect
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Neglect" is not hte same thing as "negligence". In the present connection the word "neglect" indicates, as a purely objective fact, that a person has not done that which it was his duty to do ... 2, record 2, English, - culpable%20neglect
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- négligence coupable
1, record 2, French, n%C3%A9gligence%20coupable
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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