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SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- particular description
1, record 1, English, particular%20description
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- specific description 1, record 1, English, specific%20description
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where there are both a particular description, as by metes and bounds, or by courses and distances, and a general descriptive designation, the latter, as a rule, yields to the former. (11 "Corpus Juris Secundum", pp. 563-564) 1, record 1, English, - particular%20description
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
However, the rule is merely one of construction, applied in order to arrive at the intention of the grantor, and in all cases the intention of the parties as gathered from a consideration of the whole instrument is of controlling authority; and such construction will be given it as will, if possible, satisfy each of the several descriptions. Accordingly, the general rule first stated has no application where the general description can be harmonized with the particular ... (11 "Corpus Juris Secundum", pp. 563-564) 1, record 1, English, - particular%20description
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- description particulière
1, record 1, French, description%20particuli%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
description particulière : 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 1, French, - description%20particuli%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-10-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- specific description
1, record 2, English, specific%20description
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- description spécifique
1, record 2, French, description%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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