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PRINCIPLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- principle 1, record 1, English, principle
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general truth or law, either assumed or proved. 2, record 1, English, - principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe
1, record 1, French, principe
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario técnico y científico general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- principio
1, record 1, Spanish, principio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- principle
1, record 2, English, principle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A principle of law is a statement in general terms applicable to a large, and frequently uncertain, range of circumstances, such as: an employer must take reasonable care and precautions for the safety of his employees.... (Walker, 3rd ed., 1982, Vol. 1, p. 30). 1, record 2, English, - principle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Principles have a dimension that rules do not - the dimension of weight or importance. When principles intersect (the policy of protecting automobile consumers intersecting with principles of freedom of contract, for example). one who must resolve the conflict has to take into account the relative weight of each. (It is an integral part of the concept of a principle that it has this dimension, that it makes sense to ask how important or how weighty it is. Rules do not have this dimension. We cannot say that one rule is more important than another within the system of rules, so that when two rules conflict one supersedes the other by virtue of its greater weight. If two rules conflict, one of them cannot be a valid rule. (Dworkin, 1977, pp. 26-7). 1, record 2, English, - principle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principe
1, record 2, French, principe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principe : 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). 2, record 2, French, - principe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Constitutional Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- principle
1, record 3, English, principle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- principe
1, record 3, French, principe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
- Derecho constitucional
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- principio
1, record 3, Spanish, principio
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- principle
1, record 4, English, principle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Of a bill. The principle of a bill is debated at second reading and, if it is accepted, all later amendments to individual clauses of the bill must be consistent with it. 2, record 4, English, - principle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- principe
1, record 4, French, principe
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- motif 2, record 4, French, motif
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit d'un projet de loi. Le principe du projet de loi est pris en considération à l'étape de la deuxième lecture et, s'il est adopté, tout amendement subséquent aux dispositions du projet de loi doit être conforme au principe. 2, record 4, French, - principe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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