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BAILLANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bailer
1, record 1, English, bailer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bailor 1, record 1, English, bailor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(A) person who entrusts goods to another person (the bailee) for a specific purpose. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, pp. 176-177). 1, record 1, English, - bailer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baillant
1, record 1, French, baillant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- baillante 1, record 1, French, baillante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
baillant; baillante : termes normalisés 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, - baillant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gaping
1, record 2, English, gaping
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In certain somewhat modified (...) [Lamellibranchs] in which the foot, though more or less large, is feebly retractile, the valves do not meet and fit perfectly together along the ventral edge and are "gaping" (...) 1, record 2, English, - gaping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bâillant
1, record 2, French, b%C3%A2illant
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) ces coquilles ont leurs valves généralement écartées dans la région postérieure et dans la région antérieure; elles sont "bâillantes"; (...) 1, record 2, French, - b%C3%A2illant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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