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Record 1 2008-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Maritime Law
DEF

Formerly, a party against whom a libel has been filed in an ecclesiastical court or in admiralty, corresponding to the defendant in actions at law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Droit maritime
OBS

libelle : (D.can.) Acte introductif d'instance.

Key term(s)
  • libellé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
  • Derecho marítimo
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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Percussion Instruments
DEF

A set of metal tubes hung vertically from a frame, played by striking with a hammer held in the hand, used in orchestras.

CONT

Tubular bells are made of either brass or steel and are used in the orchestra in the place of real bells. Standard sets of bells have 18 tubes. The tubes are struck near the top and dampened, if necessary with a mechanism operated by the foot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à percussion
DEF

[Instrument] composé de tubes en métal que l'on frappe avec un marteau de bois ou de cuir pour imiter le son des cloches d'église.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
Key term(s)
  • land-locked tenant
  • land locked tenant

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

locataire enclavé : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

In cable logging, to drag logs up to the main line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
OBS

manœuvre de chargement : Opération qui consiste à hisser les grumes vers le câble tracteur principal.

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quebec Laws and Legal Documents
  • Property Law (civil law)
  • Real Estate
CONT

An emphyteutic lease [conveys the right] to the lessee for a certain period to the full use and all benefits of an immovable belonging to the proprietor, on condition that the lessee does not compromise the existence of the property and improves it by adding constructions, works or plantings that increase its value in a lasting manner.

OBS

It must be understood that, in civil law, the expression "immovable" means not a building but real property including land. In Quebec, an emphyteutic lease must last for not less than 10 years and not more than 100 years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques québécois
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
  • Immobilier
CONT

Le bail emphytéotique confère le droit à une personne, pendant un certain temps, d'utiliser pleinement un immeuble appartenant à autrui et d'en tirer tous les avantages, à la condition de ne pas en compromettre l'existence et d'y apporter des améliorations en augmentant la valeur de façon durable, notamment en y effectuant des constructions, ouvrages ou plantations.

OBS

Il convient de signaler qu'en droit civil le terme «immeuble» ne désigne pas un «édifice», mais un «bien réel immobilier», ce qui inclut les terrains. Le bail emphytéotique (au Québec) doit avoir une durée minimale de 10 ans et une durée maximale de 100 ans.

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
OBS

Specified standards for automobile safety and requires that automobile companies notify owners of their products about safety defects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Législation et réglementation (Transports)

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
CONT

The term incommensurate objectives should not be taken to mean that such trade-offs cannot be measured. The analyst's role is to reveal and clarify problems of trade-offs between incommensurate objectives and to try to obtain indicators of the extent to which alternative expenditure projects attain the various incommensurate objectives. Such information will then enable decision-makers to make the required trade-offs in the selection of projects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

Cash flow tax. Under a cash flow tax regime, financial income and expenses are not included in the base ... capital is expensed rather than depreciated as under corporate income tax. ... When assets are sold, the full value of the sale is subject to tax ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Impôt sur les excédents de trésorerie. Sous le régime de l'impôt sur les excédents de trésorerie, les produits et charges financiers ne sont pas compris dans l'assiette. [...] Dans le régime d'impôt sur les excédents de trésorerie, les investissements sont passés en charges immédiatement au lieu d'être amortis comme c'est le cas dans le régime d'imposition des bénéfices. Quand les actifs sont vendus, la valeur totale du produit de la vente est assujettie à l'impôt [...]

Spanish

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