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ECHOIR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mature
1, record 1, English, mature
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fall due 2, record 1, English, fall%20due
correct, verb
- come in course of payment 3, record 1, English, come%20in%20course%20of%20payment
correct, verb
- become due 4, record 1, English, become%20due
verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Become due for repayment 5, record 1, English, - mature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These bonds mature in 2005. 5, record 1, English, - mature
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échoir
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9choir
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- venir à échéance 2, record 1, French, venir%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance
correct
- arriver à échéance 2, record 1, French, arriver%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9ch%C3%A9ance
correct
- devenir exigible 3, record 1, French, devenir%20exigible
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Devenir dû ou exigible, notamment dans le cas d'une dette ou d'une obligation. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9choir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Préstamos
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vencer
1, record 1, Spanish, vencer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cumplir el plazo 2, record 1, Spanish, cumplir%20el%20plazo
correct
- devengar 3, record 1, Spanish, devengar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- escheat
1, record 2, English, escheat
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the "Intestates' Estates Act", 1884, s. 4, repealed by the "Administration of Estates Act", 1925, s. 56, it was provided that equitable estates and estates in incorporeal hereditaments (which prior to that Act did not escheat) should be subject to the same law of escheat as legal estates in corporeal hereditaments. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977 p. 720) 2, record 2, English, - escheat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échoir
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9choir
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tomber en déshérence 2, record 2, French, tomber%20en%20d%C3%A9sh%C3%A9rence
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La forme verbale «escheat» peut se rendre en français par «tomber en déshérence» lorsqu'elle est employée absolument, sans complément, et par «échoir» lorsqu'elle est suivie d'un complément. «Échoir» se construit alors avec la préposition «à». 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9choir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
échoir; tomber en déshérence : 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). 4, record 2, French, - %C3%A9choir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-01-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- expire 1, record 3, English, expire
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- expirer 1, record 3, French, expirer
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-06-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unmatured
1, record 4, English, unmatured
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For instance, a debt instrument, a bond, etc. 2, record 4, English, - unmatured
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- non échu
1, record 4, French, non%20%C3%A9chu
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- à échoir 2, record 4, French, %C3%A0%20%C3%A9choir
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple, une obligation, un coupon, un effet, etc. 2, record 4, French, - non%20%C3%A9chu
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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