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UNSOUNDNESS [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

... a condition found in the horse either caused by an accident to the animal, a result of a disease, or inherited and this condition interferes with the horses' ability to work.

CONT

Many unsoundnesses are blemishes as well. Certain unsoundnesses are referred to as hereditary on account of their marked tendency to reappear in succeeding generations. It is interesting to note that of 19 common unsoundnesses of the horse, 15 of them are known or thought to be hereditary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Défectuosité acquise, consécutive au travail ou accidentelle, qui déforme un membre et déprécie l'animal sur le plan de l'esthétique comme sur celui du service qu'on peut en attendre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
  • Enfermedades de los animales
DEF

Defecto físico o psíquico, por lo común importante y de carácter hereditario.

Key term(s)
  • defecto
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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Taxation
CONT

Unsoundness of the tax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Vice de conception de l'impôt.

OBS

Hansard 1924, page 2668.

Spanish

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