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LIQUIDATED DAMAGES [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
OBS

liquidated damages : term used in the plural.

DEF

Damages of a particular amount fixed by a judgment or stipulated as a true pre-estimate by parties to a contract.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

dommages-intérêts extrajudiciaires : terme toujours utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

dommages-intérêts extrajudiciaires : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
CONT

When the parties to a contract agree to the payment of a certain sum as a fixed and agreed upon satisfaction for not doing certain things particularly mentioned in the agreement, the sum is called liquidated damages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
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