poursuite malveillante
- Domaines
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- droit common law
- droit responsabilité civile
Terme :
- poursuite malveillante n. f.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Centre de traduction et de terminologie juridiques de l'Université de Moncton,Définition
The tort of initiating a criminal process by making a charge against a person before a judicial officer or tribunal, not only unjustifiably but maliciously and without reasonable or probable cause, resulting in actual damage to the complainer, save where the charge endangers his reputation or person, when damage is implied. The prosecution must have failed.
Terme :
- malicious prosecution