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ASSENT [11 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
OBS

assent to

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques
OBS

Projet de loi cité : The Legislative Assembly Management Commission Act, Bill 30, (3rd reading), 1st Sess., 32nd Legislature (Man.), page 1.

OBS

Ces termes ne sont pas toujours interchangeables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes y documentos jurídicos
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Record 2 2017-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Thus an administrator acting under a grant during minority may get in the estate, pay debts, sell and assent. (Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate, 1982, p. 432)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

donner acquiescement : 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).

OBS

Il est important de souligner que «donner acquiescement», «donner son acquiescement» et «acquiescer» sont suivis de la préposition «à». Par exemple : donner son acquiescement à quelque chose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho hereditario (common law)
  • Derecho de propiedad (common law)
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Record 3 2012-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diplomacy
DEF

Official approval given by the government of a country to a diplomatic representative of another country.

CONT

The Head of Mission personally requests the accrediting country's agrément or acceptance by submitting the candidate's biography on a sheet of plain white paper. Upon receipt of the agrément or acceptance, the Head of Mission conveys the response to the Department, who distributes it as required. When this has been obtained, and the appropriate Order in Council promulgated, the appointment is publicly announced by the Department.

CONT

... a State wishing to appoint a particular person as envoy must ascertain beforehand whether he will be persona grata. Once such assent or agrément is obtained, the accrediting State is safe in proceeding with the formal appointment of its envoy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diplomatie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diplomacia
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Record 4 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

[An] assurance by personal representatives vesting property in the person entitled. (Megarry & Wade, The Law of Real Property, 4th ed., 1975, p. cxii)

CONT

The title of a legatee or devisee is not complete until the executor has assented to the legacy or devise. An assent to the vesting of a legal estate must be in writing signed by the personal representative, and must name the person in whose favour it is given and it operates to vest in that person the legal estate to which it relates ... (Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary, 6th ed., 1976, p. 34)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

acquiescement : 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).

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Legal Documents
CONT

An assent has been defined as the instrument whereby a personal representative effectuates a testamentary disposition by transferring the subject-matter of the disposition to the person entitled to it ... (Curzon, "Law of Succession", 1976, p. 201)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Documents juridiques
OBS

Acception métonymique. Le terme anglais et les équivalents français désignent le document.

OBS

acte d'acquiescement; acquiescement : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

Since the Single European Act (SEA), all treaties marking the accession of a new Member State and association treaties are subject to [the European] Parliament's assent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

Depuis l'Acte unique européen (AEU), la conclusion de tout traité d'adhésion d'un nouvel État membre et de tout traité d'association est soumise à l'avis conforme du PE [Parlement européen].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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Record 7 2010-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Federal Laws and Legal Documents
  • Parliamentary Language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Lois et documents juridiques fédéraux
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Acte par lequel, dans une monarchie constitutionnelle, le souverain ou son représentant approuve une loi après son adoption.

OBS

Dans le système parlementaire québécois, contrairement à celui de la Belgique par exemple, la sanction, acte législatif, se confond avec la promulgation, acte exécutif.

OBS

sanction : Terme et définition recommandés et en instance de normalisation par l'OLF.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
  • Leyes y documentos jurídicos federales
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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Record 8 2005-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
  • Scientific Research
DEF

Agreement to participate in research given by an individual not able to provide free and informed consent.

CONT

Many individuals who are not legally competent are able to indicate whether they wish to participate in research, even though they may not be able to provide free and informed consent. In these instances, the assent or dissent of the research subject should be ascertained. Assent alone may not be sufficient to permit participation in research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
  • Recherche scientifique
DEF

Accord donné par un particulier inapte à donner un consentement libre et éclairé en vue de participer à une recherche.

CONT

Pour le patient inapte, incapable de refus et d'assentiment, le standard de prise de décision qui s'applique en priorité est celui du consentement substitué.

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
Key term(s)
  • donner assentiment

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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Record 10 2004-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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Record 11 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Law
  • Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit municipal
  • Effets de commerce (Droit)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho municipal
  • Instrumentos negociables (Derecho mercantil)
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