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ABANDONMENT ORDER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abandonment of child
1, record 1, English, abandonment%20of%20child
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- child abandonment 2, record 1, English, child%20abandonment
correct
- abandonment of a child 3, record 1, English, abandonment%20of%20a%20child
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Applicants had provided primary care for four years, after parents consented to supervision order resulting from their substance abuse and abandonment of child... 4, record 1, English, - abandonment%20of%20child
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abandon d'un enfant
1, record 1, French, abandon%20d%27un%20enfant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- abandon d'une enfant 2, record 1, French, abandon%20d%27une%20enfant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abandono de hijo
1, record 1, Spanish, abandono%20de%20hijo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- abandono de niño 1, record 1, Spanish, abandono%20de%20ni%C3%B1o
correct, masculine noun
- abandono de un menor 1, record 1, Spanish, abandono%20de%20un%20menor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acto por virtud del cual una persona desampara a un menor [...], exponiéndolo con ello a los peligros que dicha situación lleva consigo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - abandono%20de%20hijo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sujeto de dicho delito pueden ser los padres, el tutor o cualquier otra persona encargada de la guarda del menor. 2, record 1, Spanish, - abandono%20de%20hijo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Tort Law (common law)
- Sociology of Medicine
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- medical abandonment
1, record 2, English, medical%20abandonment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Medical abandonment results when the caregiver-patient relationship is terminated without making reasonable arrangements with an appropriate person so that care by others can be continued. 2, record 2, English, - medical%20abandonment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... a DNR order [Do not resuscitate order] should not mean medical abandonment. 3, record 2, English, - medical%20abandonment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Sociologie de la médecine
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- abandon médical
1, record 2, French, abandon%20m%C3%A9dical
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À partir du moment où le médecin s'engage à traiter, il ne peut plus y avoir d'abandon injustifié tel que, par exemple, le refus total et déraisonnable de traiter, le retrait à un moment critique sans préavis ou sans le consentement du patient, ou un congé médical prématuré. [ ... ] l'abandon médical est un acte intentionnel, et il est ordinairement motivé par la crainte d'une poursuite pour faute professionnelle. 1, record 2, French, - abandon%20m%C3%A9dical
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-02-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Banking
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- abdication
1, record 3, English, abdication
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- abdication 1, record 3, English, abdication
correct
- act of renunciation 2, record 3, English, act%20of%20renunciation
- renunciation 2, record 3, English, renunciation
- surrender 3, record 3, English, surrender
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
surrender: the voluntary relinquishment of a right, or of a power or office, by one person (the surrenderor) to another (the surrenderee), either by written instrument or by delivery of the thing which is the object of the right. 3, record 3, English, - abdication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surrender: A fundamental category of juridical acts in the common law. 3, record 3, English, - abdication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Surrender is a generic term for all acts of the kind, [mentioned in the definition] but the following specific terms, including surrender itself, are normally used depending on what is surrender : surrender for an estate, lease, patent, insurance policy or physical object; disclaimer, renunciation, for an estate, succession, inheritance or office, especially if not yet vested or if unwanted or burdensome; resignation, reliquishment, for an office; waiver release, for a right of action; waiver renunciation, for a right to attend a meeting, right to receive notice, right to generally to the benefit of an obligation; release for a debt, usually on its satisfaction, e. g. for a mortgage; remission for an unsatisfied debt; discontinuance for the reliquishment and consequent termination of a judicial action by written notice given by a plaintiff, or for the termination of an abandoned action by court order. All the above should be clearly distinguished from abandonment, which is a unilateral and unwritten act of relinquishment, e. g. of a child, a ship, land, a building, goods, or of a judicial action where no notice of relinquishment is given by the plaintiff(in which connection abandonment does not terminate the action if the possibility subsists of it being revived) ;and from forfeiture, which is involuntary. 3, record 3, English, - abdication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
surrender: Term, definition and observations reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 3, English, - abdication
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Banque
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- abandon volontaire
1, record 3, French, abandon%20volontaire
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- abdication 2, record 3, French, abdication
feminine noun
- acte abdicatif 3, record 3, French, acte%20abdicatif
masculine noun
- acte d'abdication 4, record 3, French, acte%20d%27abdication
masculine noun
- abandon 4, record 3, French, abandon
masculine noun
- renonciation 4, record 3, French, renonciation
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En droit civil, surrender est désigné par le terme délaissement. Cette notion a une application plus restreinte : matière hypothécaire ou livraison d'une chose mobilière ou immobilière. 5, record 3, French, - abandon%20volontaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acte d'abdication, acte abdicatif, abandon et renonciation : Termes reproduits de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève. 5, record 3, French, - abandon%20volontaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
- Operaciones bancarias
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- abdicación
1, record 3, Spanish, abdicaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- abandono 2, record 3, Spanish, abandono
masculine noun
- renuncia 2, record 3, Spanish, renuncia
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abandono y renuncia: Términos reproducidos de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 3, Spanish, - abdicaci%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Transportation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Abandonment of Branch Lines Prohibition Order No. 23
1, record 4, English, Abandonment%20of%20Branch%20Lines%20Prohibition%20Order%20No%2E%2023
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pursuant to the National Transportation Act, 1987, Revoke the Abandonment of Branch Lines Prohibition Order No. 23, made by Order in Council P. C. 1984-4048 of December 13, 1984 1, record 4, English, - Abandonment%20of%20Branch%20Lines%20Prohibition%20Order%20No%2E%2023
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Transports
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Décret d'interdiction d'abandon d'embranchements (n° 23)
1, record 4, French, D%C3%A9cret%20d%27interdiction%20d%27abandon%20d%27embranchements%20%28n%C2%B0%2023%29
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En vertu de la Loi de 1987 sur les transports nationaux, Abroge le Décret d'interdiction d'abandon d'embranchements (n° 23), pris par le décret C.P. 1984-4048 du 13 décembre 1984. 1, record 4, French, - D%C3%A9cret%20d%27interdiction%20d%27abandon%20d%27embranchements%20%28n%C2%B0%2023%29
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-10-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
- Transportation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Order Repealing Certain Abandonment of Branch Lines Prohibition Orders
1, record 5, English, Order%20Repealing%20Certain%20Abandonment%20of%20Branch%20Lines%20Prohibition%20Orders
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pursuant to the National Transportation Act, 1987. Repeal the Abandonment of Branch Lines Prohibition Order No 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 25, on June 20, 1996. 1, record 5, English, - Order%20Repealing%20Certain%20Abandonment%20of%20Branch%20Lines%20Prohibition%20Orders
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
- Transports
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Décret abrogeant des décrets visant l'interdiction d'abandon d'embranchements
1, record 5, French, D%C3%A9cret%20abrogeant%20des%20d%C3%A9crets%20visant%20l%27interdiction%20d%27abandon%20d%27embranchements
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En vertu de la Loi de 1987 sur les transports nationaux. Abroge les Décrets no 3, 4, 5 interdisant l'abandon d'embranchements et le Décret d'interdiction d'abandon d'embranchements no 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22 et 25, le 20 juin 1996. 1, record 5, French, - D%C3%A9cret%20abrogeant%20des%20d%C3%A9crets%20visant%20l%27interdiction%20d%27abandon%20d%27embranchements
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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