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enactment [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enactment
1, record 1, English, enactment
correct, see observation, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legislative enactment 2, record 1, English, legislative%20enactment
correct
- statutory enactment 3, record 1, English, statutory%20enactment
correct
- provision 4, record 1, English, provision
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An act or a regulation or any portion of an act or regulation ... or other instrument having the force of law made under the authority of an act. 5, record 1, English, - enactment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enactment: ... (2) a statute. The word is best not used by legal writers in sense (2), although it has been so used almost from the beginning. 5, record 1, English, - enactment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- texte législatif
1, record 1, French, texte%20l%C3%A9gislatif
correct, masculine noun, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- texte de loi 2, record 1, French, texte%20de%20loi
masculine noun
- disposition législative 3, record 1, French, disposition%20l%C3%A9gislative
feminine noun, Canada
- disposition 4, record 1, French, disposition
feminine noun
- texte 5, record 1, French, texte
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- enactment
1, record 2, English, enactment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No corporation is deemed to be authorized to carry on the business of banking unless that power is expressly conferred on it by the enactment establishing the corporation. 1, record 2, English, - enactment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- texte constitutif
1, record 2, French, texte%20constitutif
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une personne morale ne peut se livrer au commerce de banque que si son texte constitutif le prévoit expressément. 1, record 2, French, - texte%20constitutif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- enactment
1, record 3, English, enactment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- enacting 2, record 3, English, enacting
correct, noun, Canada
- promulgation 3, record 3, English, promulgation
correct
- formal enactment 4, record 3, English, formal%20enactment
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Promulgation or enactment is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring new statutory or administrative law when it receives final approval. 5, record 3, English, - enactment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A legislative assembly passes bills but the enactment of a law must await royal assent. cf. passage (of a bill), adoption (of a resolution). 6, record 3, English, - enactment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- édiction
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9diction
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- promulgation 2, record 3, French, promulgation
correct, feminine noun
- adoption 3, record 3, French, adoption
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acte par lequel le chef de l'État constate qu'une loi a été régulièrement adoptée par le Parlement et le rend applicable. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9diction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une assemblée législative adopte des projets de loi mais l'édiction ou la promulgation d'une loi requièrent encore la sanction royale. cf. adoption (d'un projet de loi), adoption (d'une résolution) 5, record 3, French, - %C3%A9diction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- promulgación
1, record 3, Spanish, promulgaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acto solemne por el cual se atestigua la existencia de la ley y se ordena cumplirla y hacerla cumplir. Es el acto de dar fuerza ejecutiva y carácter imperativo a la ley. 2, record 3, Spanish, - promulgaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
promulgación: Definición reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 3, Spanish, - promulgaci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-11-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- legislation
1, record 4, English, legislation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- legislative enactment 2, record 4, English, legislative%20enactment
correct
- law making 3, record 4, English, law%20making
correct
- enactment 4, record 4, English, enactment
correct
- statute-making 3, record 4, English, statute%2Dmaking
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which a legislative bill becomes law. 5, record 4, English, - legislation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legislation. - The process of making or enacting a positive law in written form, according to some type of format procedure, by a branch of government constituted to perform this process. 3, record 4, English, - legislation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- législation
1, record 4, French, l%C3%A9gislation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de légiférer, de faire des lois. 2, record 4, French, - l%C3%A9gislation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-03-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- acting out
1, record 5, English, acting%20out
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- portrayal 2, record 5, English, portrayal
correct
- enactment 3, record 5, English, enactment
correct
- role enactment 4, record 5, English, role%20enactment
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Role playing in the spontaneous acting out of a situation or an incident by selected members of a group to portray a human relationship problem which is common to members of the group. 5, record 5, English, - acting%20out
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Role-playing is a spontaneous portrayal (acting out) of a situation, condition, or circumstance by selected members of a learning group. 2, record 5, English, - acting%20out
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mise en scène
1, record 5, French, mise%20en%20sc%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le jeu de rôle est la mise en scène d'une situation problématique impliquant des personnages ayant un rôle donné. 1, record 5, French, - mise%20en%20sc%C3%A8ne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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