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action of covenant [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- covenant
1, record 1, English, covenant
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- action of covenant 2, record 1, English, action%20of%20covenant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Covenant was the remedy for the breach of an agreement, other than one to pay a sum of money, contained in a deed, whether indented or poll. 1, record 1, English, - covenant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The claim was for damages for the non-fulfilment of a convenant. 1, record 1, English, - covenant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action de covenant
1, record 1, French, action%20de%20covenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- action of covenant
1, record 2, English, action%20of%20covenant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The action of covenant was a means of enforcing obligations, but only those obligations which had been stipulated in an instrument made under seal -- a deed. (L.R.C.B.C., Deeds and Seals, p. 5) 2, record 2, English, - action%20of%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action of covenant: Not to be confused with "action on the covenant" which is an action brought by a mortgagee for the violation of the terms of a covenant contained in a mortgage instrument. 3, record 2, English, - action%20of%20covenant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- action de covenant
1, record 2, French, action%20de%20covenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- action en covenant 2, record 2, French, action%20en%20covenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La violation d'un covenant ouvrait autrefois la voie à une action en covenant [...] introduite par un bref de covenant [...]; l'une et l'autre ont disparu au XIXe siècle. 2, record 2, French, - action%20de%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action de covenant; action en covenant : Ne pas confondre avec «action pour violation de covenant». L'action pour violation de covenant est un recours hypothécaire. 3, record 2, French, - action%20de%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
action de covenant : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser 3, record 2, French, - action%20de%20covenant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- action on the covenant
1, record 3, English, action%20on%20the%20covenant
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once the mortgagor has made default in payment of the mortgage debt, the mortgagee is entitled to pursue any or all of his remedies ... Hence the mortgagee can at the same time sue for payment on the covenant to pay principal and interest, for possession of the mortgaged estate, and for foreclosure ... If the mortgagee realises part of the debt by his action on the covenant, or by sale of part of the property, he must give credit in the foreclosure action for the amount realised, and if, after foreclosure, he proceeds on the covenant, he re-opens the foreclosure. 2, record 3, English, - action%20on%20the%20covenant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action on the covenant: Not to be confused with "action of covenant," which consisted in a claim for damages arising from the breach of a promise made under seal, prior to the Judicature Acts (1873-1875). 3, record 3, English, - action%20on%20the%20covenant
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- action pour violation de covenant
1, record 3, French, action%20pour%20violation%20de%20covenant
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action pour violation de covenant : Ne pas confondre avec «action de covenant» et «action en covenant», qui désignent une ancienne action en justice disparue au XIXe siècle qui visait la réclamation de dommages-intérêts pour la violation d'un covenant. 2, record 3, French, - action%20pour%20violation%20de%20covenant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
action pour violation de covenant : terme normalisé dans le cadre du Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 3, French, - action%20pour%20violation%20de%20covenant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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