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EQUITY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Performing Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Actors' Equity Association
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Actors%27%20Equity%20Association
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CAEA 2, record 1, English, CAEA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Equity 3, record 1, English, Equity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canadian Actors' Equity Association represents professional artists including performers (actors, singers, dancers), directors, choreographers, fight directors and stage managers, engaged in theatre, opera and dance in English Canada. ... The business of Equity is to negotiate and administer collective agreements, provide benefit plans, information and support, and act as an advocate for its membership. Equity strives for fairness, integrity and compassion in all its endeavours. 3, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Actors%27%20Equity%20Association
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Arts du spectacle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Canadian Actors' Equity Association
1, record 1, French, Canadian%20Actors%27%20Equity%20Association
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CAEA 2, record 1, French, CAEA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Equity 3, record 1, French, Equity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- equity
1, record 2, English, equity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(E)quity is the body of principles and rules developed since mediaeval times and applied by the Chancellors of England and the Courts of Chancery and, since 1875, chiefly by the Chancery Division of the High Court, as contrasted with the body of principles and rules of the common law developed and applied by the common law courts, of King's (or Queen's) Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, and, since 1875, chiefly by the Queen's (or King's) Bench Division of the High Court ... This distinction also exists in states outside England which adopted from England the distinction in principles and in administration of justice between law and equity, and which in some cases maintain the distinction. ("Oxford Companion to Law", 1980, p. 425). 2, record 2, English, - equity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although in origin the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery was undoubtedly based on moral principles designed to remove injustices incapable of being dealt with in the common law courts, equity was always ... essentially a supplementary jurisdiction, an appendix or gloss on the common law ... (Pettit, 3rd ed. 1974, p. 1). 2, record 2, English, - equity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
While the courts of common law and equity are now fused in virtually all jurisdictions, the separate rules of law and equity remain in force. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 12) 2, record 2, English, - equity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- equity
1, record 2, French, equity
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equity : 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, - equity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Acception courante en common law désignant l'institution fondée à l'origine sur les principes d'équité (equity). Cette institution et les règles qui la régissent s'opposent formellement à l'institution de la «common law» au sens strict de ce terme. En français le terme «equity» ne s'écrit ni en italique ni entre guillemets. La graphie et le genre sont normalisés. 3, record 2, French, - equity
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- equity
1, record 3, English, equity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- equity
1, record 3, French, equity
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- equidad
1, record 3, Spanish, equidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Modo de actuar o resolver con base en sentimientos de conciencia más que con arreglo a la justicia estricta o a normas de carácter legal, que se utiliza cuando de la aplicación taxativa de la norma, a un caso concreto, se sigue una situación naturalmente injusta. La equidad es la justicia del caso particular que templa la fuerza de la ley inicialmente construida sobre supuestos generalizados. 1, record 3, Spanish, - equidad
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-12-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equitable
1, record 4, English, equitable
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That which is in accordance with, or regulated, recognised, or enforced by, the rules of equity, as opposed to those of the common law. Thus, an equitable right, estate, or interest, is one which was originally recognised and enforced only in courts of equity ... (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 709). 1, record 4, English, - equitable
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- en equity
1, record 4, French, en%20equity
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- d'equity 1, record 4, French, d%27equity
correct, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
en equity; d'equity : termes normalisés 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 4, French, - en%20equity
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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