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Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Loans
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

The management board may by directive authorize the Deputy Head of the Department of Finance to retain money in specified circumstances by way of set-off from any money due or payable to a person from the consolidated revenue fund if (a) the person owes money to the government; (b) an overpayment has been made by the government to the person; or (c) an advance made to the person under section 27 has not been repaid or accounted for.

Key term(s)
  • set off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Prêts et emprunts
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
DEF

Mode de paiement entraînant l'extinction réciproque de créances et d'obligations, en vertu de dispositions légales, d'une décision judiciaire ou d'une convention entre les parties.

CONT

Lorsque l'État est créancier de son créancier, il se produit une compensation qui éteint sa dette à concurrence de sa créance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho mercantil
  • Préstamos
  • Presupuestación del sector público
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Record 2 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The faulty transfer of undried ink from one printed sheet to the next in the delivery pile of the press or during subsequent handling operations.

OBS

Often incorrectly referred to as "offset" or "offsetting".

Key term(s)
  • set off
  • setting off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Décalque partiel d'une impression fraîche sur le verso de la feuille suivante au contact de cette impression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
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Record 3 2003-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

A banker has the right to set off different accounts that are in the same right and the same name of the customer. This is done by calculating the balances of those accounts that are in credit and the balances of those accounts in debit and arrive at a net credit or net debit balance. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

Key term(s)
  • settle
  • account for

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
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Record 4 1992-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A term referring to a car left at a point en route.

OBS

Terms officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Se dit d'un wagon garé à un point donné en cours de route.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

(roadway machine).

OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

(engin d'entretien de la voie).

OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

(off the track).

OBS

set off: Term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Limited.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

(hors de la voie).

OBS

garer, laisser, stationner: Termes uniformisés CP Rail.

Spanish

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