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on assumption [4 records]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

In project planning, a factor accepted as true without proof.

CONT

The clarification of assumptions in long-range planning is of fundamental importance. Such assumption may hold up when planning involves only one or two years.

OBS

assumption: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • assumptions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
DEF

Dans un processus de planification, facteur estimé être vrai sans en avoir de preuve.

CONT

Cette préparation du [plan] repose [...] sur des hypothèses politiques et sociales, économiques et commerciales, d'évolution technologique, d'actions de la concurrence.

OBS

hypothèse : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • hypothèses

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de organización
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Record 2 1999-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

Of costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

Des frais, des dépens.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

the act of taking for granted or supposing that a thing is true. ... to critically examine certain assumptions that are often held by the forensic scientist. (OIPCE 77 309-180)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
CONT

proposition qu'on demande d'admettre comme vraie sans qu'il soit nécessaire de la démontrer. (...) examiner de manière critique certains postulats souvent acceptés comme tels par l'expert judiciaire. (OIPCF 77 309-180)

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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