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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

To sound: to have as its basis or foundation (usually fol. by "in"). His action sounds in contract.  2, record 1, English, - sounding%20in%20contract

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Sound. This verb has a special legal sense, "to be actionable (in)." E.g., "... In determining whether a cause of action sounds in tort, it makes no difference that liability may be imposed by statute."/"There is no doubt that an easement may be created by words sounding in covenant." The OED refers to the expression "sound in damages" (= to be concerned only with damages) ... Today the sense has been carried beyond "to be concerned only with", to the meaning set forth at the outset of this entry.  3, record 1, English, - sounding%20in%20contract

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Fondé en. Établi sur. "Toutes ces analogies cependant sont fondées en raison." ... (TLFRA, 1971, 8, p. 1052). "Cela est fondé en droit" (PEROB, 1981, p. 803). L'expression "souding in contract" est rendu en français par "fondé en contrat" sur le modèle de "fondé en droit", "fondé en raison", etc. ...  1, record 1, French, - fond%C3%A9%20en%20contrat

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish