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CITATION [10 records]

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Record 1 2012-10-19

English

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

The operation of calling upon a person who is not a party to an action or proceeding to appear before the court in that action or proceeding. In probate actions, citation is employed in order to give notice of the proceedings to persons whose interests are or may be affected. (Jowitt's, p. 345)

French

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

Par métonymie, «citation» désigne aussi le document qui notifie l'assignation à comparaître.

OBS

citation : 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 2 2012-10-19

English

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

Writ issued out of a court of competent jurisdiction, commanding a person therein named to appear on a day named and do something therein mentioned, or show cause why he should not. (Black, 5th, p. 221)

CONT

A citation was formerly an instrument issued from the office and under the seal of the Surrogate Court and signed by the Registrar. It contained a recital of the reason for its issue and the interest of the party extracting it, and called upon the party cited to enter an appearance or to take the steps therein specified, with an intimation of the nature of the order the Court is asked to and may make if the party cited does not show cause to the contrary. It is now an order of the judge to like effect. (Hull and Cullity, p. 322)

French

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

Acceptation métonymique.

OBS

citation : 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 3 2011-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

A numbered paragraph in a procedural authority, usually referred to in the course of debate on a question of privilege or a point of order.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Paragraphe numéroté dans les ouvrages de procédure parlementaire, qui sert de référence dans des débats sur les questions de privilège et les rappels au Règlement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
DEF

Párrafo numerado que se encuentra en las fuentes de autoridad en materia de procedimiento y que sirve de referencia durante los debates sobre las cuestiones de privilegio o cuestiones de orden.

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Record 4 2010-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prizes and Awards (Arts and Culture)
CONT

citation awarded to the employees of Agriculture Canada in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the 1974 Red Feather-Red Cross Campaign.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix et récompenses (Arts et Culture)
CONT

témoignage mérité par les employés d'Agriculture Canada en reconnaissance de leurs généreuses contributions à la Campagne Plume Rouge-Croix-Rouge de 1974.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
OBS

Citation data for the metadata.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

Appellations et date d'origine de la metadonnée.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Rules of Court
  • Laws and Legal Documents
DEF

A police-issued order to appear before a judge on a given date to defend against a stated charge, such as a traffic violation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Règles de procédure
  • Lois et documents juridiques
DEF

Par ext., l'écrit, remis au contrevenant, qui constate l'infraction.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
  • Legal System
OBS

Citation of authorities. The reading or production of, or reference to, legal authorities and precedents (such as constitutions, statutes, reported cases, and treatises) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
  • Théorie du droit

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
OBS

usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • citation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
OBS

of rules

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

Recommandation du Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile.

Spanish

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Record 10 1987-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prizes and Awards (Arts and Culture)
DEF

a formal commendation (as by an organization) for action adjudged meritorious.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix et récompenses (Arts et Culture)
DEF

distinction honorifique. Parchemin portant un exposé succinct des services rendus par quelqu'un, remis à l'intéressé à l'occasion d'une réunion (proposé par Jean Darbelnet, d'après l'usage militaire).

Spanish

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