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BLESSER [4 records]

Record 1 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • General Vocabulary
  • Health Law
CONT

The usual legal meaning given the words "wound," "main" and disfigure" are broad enough to cover certain medical procedures. "To wound" is to break the skin, inclusive of surgery.

OBS

Wounding generally means inflicting some kind of cut, laceration or bruise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Droit de la santé
DEF

Infliger un coup qui cause une lésion à l'organisme.

CONT

Le sens juridique normal des termes «blesser», «mutiler» et «défigurer» est assez large pour comprendre certaines interventions médicales. «Blesser» signifie fendre la peau, et comprend donc l'acte chirurgical.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hockey sobre hielo
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Record 3 2003-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

To do harm, to damage or impair. To hurt or wound, as the person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 4 2001-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Tort Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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