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OUT COURT AGREEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Legal Actions
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- out of court settlement
1, record 1, English, out%20of%20court%20settlement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- out-of-court settlement 2, record 1, English, out%2Dof%2Dcourt%20settlement
correct
- out of court agreement 3, record 1, English, out%20of%20court%20agreement
correct
- settlement 4, record 1, English, settlement
correct
- amicable settlement 5, record 1, English, amicable%20settlement
correct
- settlement agreement 6, record 1, English, settlement%20agreement
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The settlement and termination of a pending suit, arrived at without the court's participation. 7, record 1, English, - out%20of%20court%20settlement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
out-of-court agreement; amicable settlement: Expressions reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 8, record 1, English, - out%20of%20court%20settlement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Actions en justice
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règlement amiable
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8glement%20amiable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- règlement à l'amiable 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A8glement%20%C3%A0%20l%27amiable
correct, masculine noun
- règlement extrajudiciaire 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A8glement%20extrajudiciaire
correct, masculine noun
- transaction extrajudiciaire 4, record 1, French, transaction%20extrajudiciaire
correct, feminine noun
- arrangement à l'amiable 5, record 1, French, arrangement%20%C3%A0%20l%27amiable
correct, masculine noun
- arrangement amiable 4, record 1, French, arrangement%20amiable
correct, masculine noun
- entente à l'amiable 6, record 1, French, entente%20%C3%A0%20l%27amiable
correct, feminine noun
- règlement hors cour 7, record 1, French, r%C3%A8glement%20hors%20cour
masculine noun
- convention de règlement 8, record 1, French, convention%20de%20r%C3%A8glement
avoid, feminine noun
- règlement amical 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A8glement%20amical
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte ou contrat par lequel les parties à un litige y mettent fin de gré à gré sans recourir au processus judiciaire. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8glement%20amiable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arrangement amiable : Terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada. 9, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8glement%20amiable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Amiable n'a pas le sens d'amical; le premier signifie par entente entre les parties, le second empreint d'amitié. Aussi est-il impropre de parler d'un [règlement amical] ou d'un [règlement hors cour] (en anglais «amicable settlement», «out-of-court settlement»); il faut dire règlement amiable ou règlement extrajudiciaire. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8glement%20amiable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
- Acciones judiciales
- Reglamento procesal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arreglo amistoso
1, record 1, Spanish, arreglo%20amistoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arreglo extrajudicial 2, record 1, Spanish, arreglo%20extrajudicial
correct, masculine noun
- acuerdo extrajudicial 3, record 1, Spanish, acuerdo%20extrajudicial
correct, masculine noun
- solución amistosa 4, record 1, Spanish, soluci%C3%B3n%20amistosa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Solución a la que se llega entre las partes que litigan sobre un asunto, sin necesidad de acudir a la decisión de terceros (normalmente la autoridad judicial). 5, record 1, Spanish, - arreglo%20amistoso
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acuerdo extrajudicial y solución amistosa: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 6, record 1, Spanish, - arreglo%20amistoso
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