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DECLARATORY JUDGMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- declaratory judgment
1, record 1, English, declaratory%20judgment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- declaratory judgement 2, record 1, English, declaratory%20judgement
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A binding adjudication that establishes the rights and other legal relation of the parties without providing for or ordering enforcement. 3, record 1, English, - declaratory%20judgment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Judgment" is the preferred form in the U.S., and seems to be preferred in British legal texts ...; "judgement" is prevalent in British nonlegal texts, and was thought by Fowler to be the better form. 4, record 1, English, - declaratory%20judgment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jugement déclaratoire
1, record 1, French, jugement%20d%C3%A9claratoire
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jugement déclaratif 2, record 1, French, jugement%20d%C3%A9claratif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le jugement déclaratoire se distingue du jugement déclaratif en ce qu'il n'est pas exécutoire, ne comportant ni condamnation ni ordonnance. 3, record 1, French, - jugement%20d%C3%A9claratoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- juicio declarativo
1, record 1, Spanish, juicio%20declarativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Juicio] que se incoa sobre hechos o derechos contrapuestos, que resuelve el juez declarando a quien corresponde la cosa litigiosa o el derecho cuestionado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - juicio%20declarativo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-06-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- declaratory judgment
1, record 2, English, declaratory%20judgment
correct, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- declaratory judgement 2, record 2, English, declaratory%20judgement
generic
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Judgment" is the preferred form in the U.S., and seems to be preferred in British legal texts ...; "judgement" is prevalent in British nonlegal texts, and was thought by Fowler to be the better form. 3, record 2, English, - declaratory%20judgment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jugement interprétatif
1, record 2, French, jugement%20interpr%C3%A9tatif
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jugement d'interprétation 2, record 2, French, jugement%20d%27interpr%C3%A9tation
masculine noun, specific
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jugement qui précise le sens du dispositif d'un jugement antérieurement rendu par la même juridiction. 1, record 2, French, - jugement%20interpr%C3%A9tatif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fallo declarativo
1, record 2, Spanish, fallo%20declarativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- sentencia declarativa 1, record 2, Spanish, sentencia%20declarativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sentencia interpretativa de un documento. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fallo%20declarativo
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