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English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
Unintended consequence — Unintended consequences are outcomes that are not (or not limited to) what the actor intended in a particular situation. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen, but they should be the logical or likely results of the action. For… … Wikipedia
Unintended pregnancy — Unintended pregnancies are those in which conception was not intended by the female sexual partner. Worldwide, 38% of pregnancies were unintended in 1999 (some 80 million unintended pregnancies in 1999).[1][2] Unintended pregnancies are the… … Wikipedia
Unintended Consequences (novel) — For the Law of unintended consequences , see Unintended consequence Unintended Consequences is a novel by author John Ross, first published in 1996 by Accurate Press. The lengthy (863 pages) story chronicles the history of the gun culture, gun… … Wikipedia
unintended or unanticipated consequences — It is an old saying that things do not always turn out as we expect. The theme of the unintended consequences of action therefore has an understandably long pedigree in the social sciences. Many sociological observers have distinguished between… … Dictionary of sociology
effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant … Collocations dictionary
unintended — adj. Unintended is used with these nouns: ↑consequence, ↑effect, ↑pregnancy … Collocations dictionary
knock-on effect — noun a) The continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling. If a coach arrives late, it has a knock on effect on the entire coach station. b) A secondary, often unintended effect. There are various [to the… … Wiktionary
by-effect — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an additional effect : an unintended effect … Useful english dictionary
Side effect — can mean:* Adverse drug reaction, an unintended consequence specifically arising from drug therapy * Therapeutic effect, an unintended but desirable consequence of any kind of medical treatment * Adverse effect (medicine), an unintended, and… … Wikipedia
revenge effect — (ri.VENJ uh.fekt) n. An unintended and negative consequence of some new or modified technology. Example Citations: It s possible that by reducing traditional workplace hazards and making all work less strenuous, Americans have increased the risk… … New words
Principle of double effect — Part of a series on St. Thomas Aquinas … Wikipedia