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ACTE DELIBERE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- defence of deliberate act of third person
1, record 1, English, defence%20of%20deliberate%20act%20of%20third%20person
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défense d’acte délibéré d’un tiers
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20d%26rsquo%3Bacte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20tiers
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 d'acte délibéré d'un tiers : 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%20d%26rsquo%3Bacte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20tiers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deliberate act
1, record 2, English, deliberate%20act
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Court of Appeal concluded that the term "wilful act" is an exclusion to an insurance policy meant something more than a deliberate act but less than damage deliberately caused and consciously intended. 2, record 2, English, - deliberate%20act
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acte délibéré
1, record 2, French, acte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 2, record 2, French, - acte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- deliberate act of third person
1, record 3, English, deliberate%20act%20of%20third%20person
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deliberate act of third person ... If a defendant can prove that the escape in question was caused by a third person's "conscious act of volition", he will be exempted from strict liability. The onus is clearly on the defendant to establish this. It is not enough that a third person unleash the force that causes the damage; it must be done deliberately. 1, record 3, English, - deliberate%20act%20of%20third%20person
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acte délibéré d’un tiers
1, record 3, French, acte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20tiers
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acte délibéré d'un tiers [...] Si un défendeur peut établir que la fuite a été causée par un «acte volontaire et conscient» d'un tiers, il ne sera pas assujetti à la responsabilité stricte. Il incombe évidemment au défendeur d'en faire la preuve. Il ne suffit pas qu'un tiers libère la force qui cause le dommage; cela doit être fait de façon délibérée. 1, record 3, French, - acte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20tiers
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-03-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Labour Disputes
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- willful or reckless behaviour
1, record 4, English, willful%20or%20reckless%20behaviour
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Conflits du travail
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- acte délibéré ou inconsidéré
1, record 4, French, acte%20d%C3%A9lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20ou%20inconsid%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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