TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

Money paid to a person as an earnest or security for the performance of a contract. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 594).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Paiement effectué en garantie de l'exécution d'un contrat.

OBS

dépôt : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

serious and intense; not joking or playful, zealous and sincere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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