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Responsabilité délictuelle en common law
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Vexatious litigation
Vexatious litigation is legal action which is brought solely to harass or subdue an adversary. It may take the form of a primary frivolous lawsuit or may be the repetitive, burdensome, and unwarranted filing of meritless motions in a matter which is otherwise a meritorious cause of action. Filing vexatious litigation is considered an abuse of the judicial process and may result in sanctions against the offender. A single action, even a frivolous one, is usually not enough to raise a litigant to the level of being declared vexatious.
Insouciance (droit pénal)
En droit pénal canadien, l'insouciance est un degré de subjective qui implique d'agir consciemment malgré l'existence du risque injustifié que l'infraction soit commise. Dans la mens rea subjective, l'insouciance se distingue de l'intention en raison de l'ampleur du risque qui est pris. De plus, le degré de culpabilité morale de la personne insouciante n'atteint pas le niveau où la personne aurait le désir des conséquences (ce qui serait bien sûr plus coupable).
Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management. An act of medical malpractice usually has three characteristics. Firstly, it must be proven that the treatment has not been consistent with the standard of care, which is the standard medical treatment accepted and recognized by the profession.
Code civil du Bas-Canada
Le Code civil du Bas-Canada est une ancienne loi québécoise qui régissait le droit privé du Québec à partir de 1866. Il a principalement codifié le droit coutumier du Bas-Canada (fondé sur la coutume de Paris) et s'est inspiré du « Code Napoléon » français pour le reste. thumb|200px|right|René-Édouard Caron Droit coutumier en France De 1608 à 1664, le droit coutumier qui s'applique aux habitants de la Nouvelle-France dépend de leur province d'origine en France.
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED; sometimes called the tort of outrage) is a common law tort that allows individuals to recover for severe emotional distress caused by another individual who intentionally or recklessly inflicted emotional distress by behaving in an "extreme and outrageous" way. Some courts and commentators have substituted mental for emotional, but the tort is the same. IIED was created in tort law to address a problem that would arise when applying the common law form of assault.
Specific performance
Specific performance is an equitable remedy in the law of contract, whereby a court issues an order requiring a party to perform a specific act, such as to complete performance of the contract. It is typically available in the sale of land law, but otherwise is not generally available if damages are an appropriate alternative. Specific performance is almost never available for contracts of personal service, although performance may also be ensured through the threat of proceedings for contempt of court.
Garantie
La garantie constitue une obligation contractuelle ou légale qui engage un fournisseur — le garant — envers un acquéreur lors de la vente d'un bien ou lors de la fourniture d'un service. Lorsqu'un bien ou un service livré n'est pas conforme ou qu'il tombe en panne, l'acquéreur peut alors, pendant une période maximale (la durée de couverture) faire jouer la procédure de garantie auprès du fournisseur qui procédera, soit : à la réparation du produit ou du service défectueux ; au remplacement total ou partiel du produit ; au remboursement.
Breach of contract
Breach of contract is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance. Breach occurs when a party to a contract fails to fulfill its obligation(s), whether partially or wholly, as described in the contract, or communicates an intent to fail the obligation or otherwise appears not to be able to perform its obligation under the contract.
Replevin
Replevin (rI'plɛvɪn) or claim and delivery (sometimes called revendication) is a legal remedy, which enables a person to recover personal property taken wrongfully or unlawfully, and to obtain compensation for resulting losses. The word "replevin" is of Anglo-Norman origin and is the noun form of the verb "replevy". This comes from the Old French replevir, derived from plevir ("to pledge"), which is derived from the Latin replegiare ("to redeem a thing taken by another").
Bad faith
Bad faith (Latin: mala fides) is a sustained form of deception which consists of entertaining or pretending to entertain one set of feelings while acting as if influenced by another. It is associated with hypocrisy, breach of contract, affectation, and lip service. It may involve intentional deceit of others, or self-deception. Some examples of bad faith include: soldiers waving a white flag and then firing when their enemy approaches to take prisoners (cf.