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faute qualifiée

English translation: wilful fault

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French term or phrase:faute qualifiée
English translation:wilful fault
Entered by: Mary Lalevee

14:02 May 21, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Shipping
French term or phrase: faute qualifiée
Pleadings in a case in which a tanker damaged port facilities in a berthing (or docking?) manoeuvre.
"Ce qui sera reproché à la Cour d'Appel est d'avoir retenue, à l'encontre des exposants, une faute qualifiée, une faute inexecusable, exclusive du droit à la limitation de responsabilité...."
Mary Lalevee
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:05
Wilful fault
Explanation:
"In order to create such liability the plaintiff must present evidence of the existence of wilful or deliberate fault."

J'ai trouve une decision (cf Reference) qui traduit ainsi cette faute QUALIFIEE
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Isabelle Louis
United States
Local time: 04:05
Grading comment
Thanks very much.
Mary
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Wilful fault
Isabelle Louis
4aggravated misconduct
Olivier San Léandro
4an absolute mistake
BBW,linguist (X)
4wrongful act
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aggravated misconduct


Explanation:
Ref: Hachette-Oxford + GDT

HTH, Olivier

Olivier San Léandro
Local time: 11:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an absolute mistake


Explanation:
from different dictionaries

BBW,linguist (X)
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wrongful act


Explanation:
ADMIN & JUR offence, wrongful act
responsabilité des fautes et négligences du personnel liability for the faults and defaults of the staff
Copyright © 1996 Larousse. Computer software copyright © 1996 INSO Corporation. All rights reserved.

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 5
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Wilful fault


Explanation:
"In order to create such liability the plaintiff must present evidence of the existence of wilful or deliberate fault."

J'ai trouve une decision (cf Reference) qui traduit ainsi cette faute QUALIFIEE


    Reference: http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fct/1999/t-1124-76.html
Isabelle Louis
United States
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks very much.
Mary

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agree  Maria Luisa Duarte
5 hrs
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