personne en autorité

OBS: personne en autorité : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

CONT: The courts have shown great reluctance to define the term ""person in authority"", preferring to proceed on a case by case basis .... The majority of the Task Force therefore recommends a general definition -- ""a person in authority is someone having authority over the accused in relation to a criminal proceeding"" -- leaving it to the courts to determine in each particular case whether the authority exists. (Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 176)