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Record 1 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Federal Laws and Legal Documents
DEF

A division of a bill consisting of an individual sentence or statement. Once a bill becomes law, its clauses are referred to as section.

OBS

clause, 1, 2, etc., of a bill.

OBS

as opposed to clause (A), (B), etc., of an Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Lois et documents juridiques fédéraux
DEF

Partie d'un projet de loi [...] comprenant une seule phrase ou un seul énoncé.

OBS

article 1, 2, etc., d'un projet de loi.

OBS

par opposition aux Divisions (A), (B), etc., d'une loi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
  • Leyes y documentos jurídicos federales
DEF

Parte de un proyecto de ley o de una ley que contiene una sola oración o un único enunciado.

OBS

Los artículos se enumeran en cifras arábigas.

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