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AS GENERAL RULE [81 records]

Record 1 2024-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

As a general rule of Canadian evidence law, the previous out-of-court statements of a witness or victim are not to be the subject of testimony in court. In regard to statements by a child who is not called as a witness, any statements made by the child to others would normally be regarded as hearsay and therefore inadmissible. Although the general rules about the exclusion of previous consistent statements and hearsay are basically sound, they can be problematic when applied to cases involving children who are victims of abuse. Not infrequently in child abuse cases, the initial disclosures of abuse by the child to a parent or another trusted person are graphic and highly revealing. Conversely, if the accused argues that a child has been subject to improper coaching or interviewing to make the allegations, [an] inquiry into the circumstances in which the allegations were first made can be vitally important. As a result of these types of concerns Canadian judges have significantly liberalized the rules about admitting this type of evidence, making changes to the common law that in some other countries have been achieved by legislative reforms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

victime de maltraitance : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

… a partner who, as a general rule, commits financial resources to a project [or] program for a specific period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
CONT

La iniciativa, que tendrá una duración de cinco años, es liderada por el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible como representante del Gobierno Nacional ante el Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF, por sus siglas en inglés), que destinó un presupuesto de 8.841.000 dólares en calidad de socio financiador.

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Record 3 2021-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
CONT

As a general rule, purebred cattle are raised to produce breeding stock for other purebred producers and for commercial cattlemen.

Key term(s)
  • pure-bred cattle
  • pure-bred beef

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

Le Limousin en France produit un bœuf de race pure qui n'a jamais été croisée.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Noise Pollution
CONT

Further, the audibility of an intruding noise also depends on the existing interior background sound level. As a general rule, if the intruding noise can be reduced to approximately 5 dB [decibels] below the existing background noise level, it will likely not be cause for complaint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Pollution par le bruit
CONT

Si vous estimez subir, de la part de votre voisinage, un bruit gênant par sa durée, son intensité ou sa répétitivité, vous devez avant tout identifier la source sonore (nature, localisation, heures).

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

The process of descending a rock face or mountain wall by using one’s hands and feet.

CONT

Down climbing... On easy and low-angled rock, the climber faces outward as he descends. He may crouch slightly, feet flat on slabby areas... As a general rule, hands should be kept low and ready to support the climber using either downpressure or cling holds.

CONT

A rope is often used for protection in difficult sections or the climber may choose to rappel these. Downclimbing is often very dangerous since the climber is often unroped. A common method of downclimbing rock is by scuttling down like a crab with both legs and arms on the rock and facing outward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Descente (d'une montagne, d'une sommet).

OBS

L'escalade libre s'oppose à l'utilisation de matériel d'escalade, donc la descente en escalade libre invite le grimpeur à n'utiliser que ses pieds et ses mains pour s'appuyer et de descendre face au vide si la pente le permet.

Spanish

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Record 6 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Energy
  • Energy Transformation
  • Modern Construction Methods
DEF

[A collector] placed on a vertical wall (90 degrees).

CONT

As a general rule, reflectors are most effective on vertical collectors during the [summer], late spring and early fall...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie solaire
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Procédés de construction modernes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía solar
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Métodos de construcción modernos
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Record 7 2017-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

The International Association of Refugee Law Judges seeks to foster recognition that protection from persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is an individual right established under international law, and that the determination of refugee status and its cessation should be subject to the rule of law. The Association's membership consists of specialists in refugee law issues, members of specialized tribunals such as Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board(IRB) ;members of courts of first instance having general jurisdiction, similar to Canada's Federal Court; and members of appellate courts having powers of review over administrative determinations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
CONT

L'Association internationale des juges aux affaires des réfugiés veut faire davantage reconnaître que la protection contre la persécution en raison de la race, de la religion, de la nationalité, de l'appartenance à un groupe social ou des opinions politiques est un droit individuel reconnu par le droit international et que l'attribution, ou la perte, du statut de réfugié doivent être décidées en conformité avec le principe de la légalité. L'Association regroupe des spécialistes des questions touchant le droit des réfugiés, des membres de tribunaux spécialisés (du genre de la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié au Canada (CISR)), des membres de tribunaux de première instance ayant une compétence générale (comme la Cour fédérale du Canada) et des membres de cours d'appel habilitées à réexaminer des décisions administratives.

Key term(s)
  • Association internationale des juges œuvrant dans le domaine du droit des réfugiés
  • Association internationale des juges des affaires aux réfugiés
  • Association internationale des juges œuvrant en droit des réfugiés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
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Record 8 2016-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

The general rule is that where damage is suffered by any person as a result of a tort, any tortfeasor liable in respect of that damage may recover contribution from any other tortfeasor who is, or would if sued have been, liable in respect of the same damage, whether as joint tortfeasor or otherwise. There must, first of all be a common liability in tort. This precludes contribution between one liable in contract and another in tort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
  • Law of Security
CONT

As a general rule, at the time of making application to be appointed as administrator of the estate of a person dying intestate, the applicant must post with the court a bond to ensure that he/she properly carries out the functions of administrator.

CONT

The bond is signed by two sureties. The penalty in the bond is double the value of the estate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
  • Droit des sûretés
CONT

[...] le demandeur [la personne qui a demandé qu'on lui concède l'administration de la succession] doit contracter un engagement avec une ou des garanties relativement à l'exécution de ses fonctions : c'est ce qu'on a coutume d'appeler l'«administration bond».

CONT

[...] la pénalité en cas d'inexécution du «bond» [...] est en principe du double de la valeur de l'actif successoral dévolu à l'«administrator» par le «grant» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho hereditario (common law)
  • Derecho de cauciones
DEF

Aquel en el que el propietario de un inmueble de productos como fideicomitente lo entrega al banco como fiduciario, que se encarga de administrarlo, después de acordar los contratos de arrendamiento respectivos: cobrar las rentas; pagar los impuestos relativos; cubrir los gastos de conservación, vigilancia y mantenimiento. El caso señalado da una idea somera de este tipo de fideicomisos que también son aplicables en herencias, tutelas, sucesiones o cualquier otro caso donde se considera conveniente la intervención de un tercero que, ajeno a afectaciones de carácter personal, pueda cumplir un objetivo determinado.

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Record 10 2015-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

While, as a general rule, good faith does not require that parallel negotiations be disclosed, there are however some extremely important exceptions, including the necessity to inform a co-contractor who believes the negotiations are unique or who asks a question in this regard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

cocontractant, cocontractante : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 11 2015-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

The classical mode of conversion consists in unauthorized transfer or disposal of the goods, whether by sale and delivery.... As a general rule, both transferor and transferee are joint wrongdoers, since the giving and taking are but different facets of the same unlawful disposition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

transgresseur conjoint; transgresseuse conjointe : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 12 2015-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Security
CONT

Under the PPSA, the general rule is that the first creditor to register or take possession has priority. This rule is different from the rule that applies under the existing law. Currently, if a company created two charges in favour of two separate creditors, it is the creditor whose charge was created first that takes priority(so long as that creditor has registered within the 30-day period required by the Companies Act). The general rule under the PPSA is that first to register or take possession takes priority no matter which charge is signed first. One consequence is that creditors, such as banks, are likely to require registration of a financing statement as a condition precedent to advancing funds to a debtor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des sûretés
OBS

créancier de premier rang; créancière de premier rang : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 13 2015-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising
CONT

A communication that is not considered a grass-roots lobbying communication under the general definition of that term may nonetheless be characterized as a grass-roots lobbying communication by reason of a rule that is applicable to a limited type of paid advertisement that appears in the mass media. This type of communication is a "mass media advertisement. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Publicité

Spanish

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Record 14 2015-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

This category of mistake is derived from a small group of cases most of them of modern times, although the doctrine existed at least as early as 1584. The general rule is that a man is estopped by his deed, and although there is no such estoppel in the case of ordinary signed documents, a party of full age and understanding is normally bound by his signature to a document, whether he reads or understands it or not. If, however, a party has been misled into executing a deed or signing a document essentially different from that which he intended to execute or sign, he can plead non est factum in an action against him. The deed or writing is completely void in whosesoever hands it may come.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

En common law, la personne qui ignorait le contenu ou la nature d'un écrit qu'on lui a fait signer peut, par la défense "non est factum", en faire prononcer la nullité quant à elle.

Spanish

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Record 15 2015-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

A claim that a contract has been discharged may be made before there has actually been any(or any sufficiently serious) interference with performance, on the ground that supervening events have made it highly probable that there will be such interference. As a general rule, the effect of those events must then be determined by reference to the time when they occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

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Record 16 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

For the following types of activities, you must record a portion of the cost as a fundraising cost : activities that include asking for support, but that would still have taken place without asking for support, where the "four-part" test is met; and activities that would not have taken place without asking for support(and so are fundraising activities) but that include charitable activities designed to prompt an action or change a behaviour(and so are exceptions to the general rule).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

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Record 17 2014-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
OBS

A national park reserve managed by Parks Canada.

OBS

It is mistakenly maintained that this name is given and is not translated in French; yet, as a general rule, "Pacific Rim"(not in the Gazetteer) is usually rendered as "littoral du Pacifique" in French. However, usage has established the English specific in the French name of the park.

OBS

On January 12, 2001, the words "of Canada" were added to the names of national parks, national park reserves and national historic sites. The addition should be systematically used on cover pages, in titles, headings and at the beginning of documents. In the body of a text, it is stylistically appropriate to omit the words "of Canada."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
OBS

Réserve de parc national gérée par Parcs Canada.

OBS

On répète, à tort, que ce nom est donné et ne se traduit pas; pourtant, règle courante, «Pacific Rim» (non répertorié) est généralement rendu par «littoral du Pacifique» en français. Cependant, l'usage a consacré l'utilisation du spécifique anglais dans le nom français du parc.

OBS

Depuis le 12 janvier 2001, il faut désigner les noms des parcs nationaux, des réserves de parc national et des lieux historiques avec les éléments «du Canada». Cette forme doit paraître sur la couverture, la page de titre et les pages initiales de présentation de documents. Par la suite, on peut omettre les éléments «du Canada».

OBS

Usage de la majuscule : dans une liste, sur une carte géographique, ou sur un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule; dans un texte suivi en français, la minuscule au générique est de rigueur.

Spanish

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Record 18 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In conveyances, mortgages and many other assurances of corporeal hereditaments, numerous words descriptive, not only of every kind of easement, privilege or appurtenance, supposed to be capable of belonging to the property assured, but also of portions of the soil, fixtures and produce of the land(as timber) were, prior to the "Conveyancing Act, "1881, added to the parcels or description of the property, and were called the "general words. "They were useful when there were any easements or privileges reputed to belong to the property, although not legally appurtenant to it, as they would not have passed with the property unless expressly mentioned. But with this exception the "general words" were as a rule unnecessary verbiage. [Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 856].

OBS

general words: term generally used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

clause complétive : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 19 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
OBS

letters of administration with the will annexed; letters of administration with will annexed; letters of administration cum testamento annexo: terms usually used in the plural.

OBS

Where the deceased left a will, but there is no proving executor, a grant of administration "cum testamento annexo" is made. [Mellows, "The Law of Succession," 4th ed., 1983, p. 226].

CONT

If a will of the deceased exists, but no executors has been appointed, or the executor appointed predeceases the testator, or refuses or becomes incapable to act, the court will grant(as a general rule, to the person having the greatest interest under the will, e. g., the residuary legatee) letters of administration with the will annexed(cum testamento annexo), a grant which is similar to probate of the will.(Jowitt, p. 1084)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

Dans l'équivalent français, l'adjectif «testamentaire» qualifie le mot «administration»; il ne prend pas la marque du pluriel.

OBS

lettres d'administration testamentaire : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

lettres d'administration testamentaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 20 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

A "general boundary" means that the exact line of the boundary has been left undetermined-"as, for instance, whether it includes a hedge or wall and ditch, or runs along the centre of a wall or fence, or its inner or outer face, or how far it runs within or beyond it; or whether or not the land registered includes the whole or any portion of an adjoining road or stream. "... The general boundaries rule was not, in fact, an innovation but was the sensible reintroduction of a rule of law which had governed conveyancing in England for centuries.(Rowton Simpson, 1976, pp. 134-135).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

general boundary : expression utilisée en Angleterre. Elle est presque toujours employée au pluriel.

OBS

limite générale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 21 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A "general boundary" means that the exact line of the boundary has been left undetermined-"as, for instance, whether it includes a hedge or wall and ditch, or runs along the centre of a wall or fence, or its inner or outer face, or how far it runs within or beyond it; or whether or not the land registered includes the whole or any portion of an adjoining road or stream. "... The general boundaries rule was not, in fact, an innovation but was the sensible reintroduction of a rule of law which had governed conveyancing in England for centuries. [Rowton Simpson, 1976, pp. 134-135].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

règle des limites générales : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

Expression utilisée en Angleterre.

Spanish

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Record 22 2013-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Prior to the enactment of s. 13 of the "Conveyancing and Law of Property Act", whether, in a grant to two or more persons, the grantees took as joint tenants or as tenants in common depended, as a general rule, upon whether the grant contained "words of severance" : that is, words that indicated that the grantees were to take separate and distinct shares. Words of severance, typically included the following expressions :"in equal shares", "share and share alike", "to be divided between", and "equally".(Mendes da Costa and Balfour, 1982, p. 809).

OBS

words of severance: term used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

termes de disjonction : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

termes de disjonction : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

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Record 23 2013-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

As a general rule, no interest in property is good unless it must vest if at all, not later than twenty-one years after some life in being at the creation of the interest, allowance being made for gestation only when it actually exists. The vesting required by the rule is of course vesting in interest, not vesting in possession.(Mendes da Costa and Balfour, p. 794)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

dévolution : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 24 2013-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

Want or Defect of Title. The general rule is that a purchaser, who discovers that his vendor does not have the title which he agreed to convey... has a legal as well as an equitable right... to repudiate and sue for a declaration of rescission and for the return of the money he has paid.(Di Castri, 2nd ed., 1976, p. 264).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

absence de titre : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 25 2013-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Copyholds, which were abolished by the Law of Property Act, 1922, were not, as a general rule, alienable by any of the common law assurances. The principal mode of aliening copyholds was by surrender.(Jowitt, p. 1732)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

résignation : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser.

Spanish

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Record 26 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

(The rule in "Re Hutchinson's Trusts") applies in general where the gift to the second takers, being issue of the first takers, can fairly be construed as a gift to them "per stirpes".... [I] ts application is not imperative where the second takers are either not issue of the first takers at all or, being such issue, the gift in their favour is, on construction, a gift to them "per capita";...(Theobald on Wills, 14th ed., 1982, p. 538)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

second bénéficiaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 27 2013-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
  • International Relations
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

This phenomenon, which came to be known as "double exequatur, "was a strange exception to the general rule applicable to recognition and enforcement of state court judgments...

OBS

It is generally recognized that only a foreign judgment on the merits of the case can be the subject matter of an exequatur decision in Germany, but not a foreign exequatur judgment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
  • Relations internationales
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Allant au-delà des acquis antérieurs, la Convention supprime l'exigence implicite de la double exequatur (une dans le pays d'origine de la sentence et l'autre dans le pays d'accueil) qui figurait dans les textes antérieurs.

Spanish

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Record 28 2013-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Where there are both a particular description, as by metes and bounds, or by courses and distances, and a general descriptive designation, the latter, as a rule, yields to the former.(11 "Corpus Juris Secundum", pp. 563-564)

OBS

However, the rule is merely one of construction, applied in order to arrive at the intention of the grantor, and in all cases the intention of the parties as gathered from a consideration of the whole instrument is of controlling authority; and such construction will be given it as will, if possible, satisfy each of the several descriptions. Accordingly, the general rule first stated has no application where the general description can be harmonized with the particular...(11 "Corpus Juris Secundum", pp. 563-564)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

description particulière : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 29 2013-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

The concept of limitation must be contrasted with the concept of prescription. The former was unknown to the common law and is wholly a creature of statute. The latter was a common law rule of evidence based on the presumption of lost modern grant. The former abolishes stale or obsolete claims and operates in a negative fashion. The latter creates or establishes rights in land such as easements and operates in a positive fashion. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 1496).

OBS

Statutes of Limitation are generally regarded as a means of protecting the defendant against a stale or unjust claim. Except in actions chiefly concerned with real property, in which, by the judicial interpretation of the limitation provisions applicable thereto, it has been held that the lapse of the statutory period operates to extinguish the right, "The Limitations Act" operates merely as a bar to the remedy by proceedings in the courts. Except where the statute by its terms absolutely extinguishes the debt or demand itself, the general rule with respect to debts, or more money demands is that statutes of limitation are regarded as barring the remedy, and not as extinguishing the cause of action.("C. E. D. "(Ont., 2nd), Vol. 13, p. 5).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

prescription extinctive; prescription : 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).

OBS

La distinction entre «limitation» et «prescription» est exprimée en français par les adjectifs «extinctif» et «acquisitif». L'expression «prescription extinctive» peut toutefois s'abréger en «prescription» lorsque le contexte le permet.

Spanish

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Record 30 2013-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

In addition to the terms which the parties have expressly adopted, there may be other terms imported into the contract, these latter being generally known as implied terms, though this nomenclature is misleading in that it covers a number of dissimilar notions. As a general rule, the courts will enforce not only the terms expressly agreed between the parties, but also those which are to be logically implied from those express terms.... Even where a term may not be logically implied from the words used, the law admits of certain other terms to be implied as follows :(1) terms which the parties probably had in mind but did not express;(2) terms which the parties, whether or not they actually had them in mind, would probably have expressed if the question had been brought to their attention; and(3) terms that, whether or not the parties had them in mind or would have expressed them if they had foreseen the difficulty, are implied rules of law.(9 Hals., 4th ed., p. 224)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

clause implicite : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 31 2013-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

As a general rule the evidence of user necessary to induce the court to presume a lost modern grant must be stronger than that upon which the court will presume a grant upon immemorial user, for where the party opposing the claim shows that the user did not at one time exist, the presumption of a modern grant becomes a more violent inference than the presumption of an ancient grant based upon immemorial user.(Halsbury, 4th ed., Vol. 14, p. 46)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

usage immémorial : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 32 2013-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

As a general rule, the courts will enforce not only the terms expressly agreed between the parties, but also those which are to be logically implied from those express terms.(9 Hals., 4th ed., p. 224)

OBS

Leaving aside the possibility of implied terms, there may be express oral terms, for most contracts may be made wholly or partly by word of mouth... (9 Hals., 4th, p. 223)

Key term(s)
  • express terms

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

clause expresse : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 33 2012-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

English law does recognise one exception to the general rule that the servient owner is under no duty to repair in the case of the easement of fencing, a peculiarity which has led to that easement being described as "spurious".(Jackson, 1978, p. 64).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

servitude de clôture : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 34 2012-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In English law, a promise is not, as a general rule, binding as a contract unless it is either made under seal or supported by some "consideration". The purpose of the doctrine of consideration is to put some legal limit on the enforceability of agreements even where they are intended to be legally binding and are not vitiated by some factor such as mistake, misrepresentation, duress or illegality.... The present position therefore is that English law limits the enforceability of agreements not under seal by reference to a complex and multifarious body of rules known as "the doctrine of consideration. "(Chitty on Contracts, 26th ed., 1989, Vol I, pp. 105-106).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

doctrine de la contrepartie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 35 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Contrary to the general rule regarding the interpretation of the term "issue", the better view of the law is that the term, as used in the antilapse sections, does not include a child en ventre sa mère at the time of the death of the donee or beneficiary. By legislation in all provinces it does include an adopted child and a legitimated child. In some provinces, by more recent legislation, "issue" also includes an illegitimate child.(Feeney, 2nd, vol. I, p. 114)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

enfant conçu : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 36 2012-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Communication and Information Management
OBS

In many instances Cabinet Ministers are asked questions in the House of Commons as a result of news reports or information derived from other sources. Therefore, in this order, "unusual incident" means any occurrence, major or minor, including news reports, that will or may create public interest, or is likely to be the subject of questions to the Minister or Associate Minister directly or in the House of Commons. Incidents that fall within the "may" aspects of this definition are anticipatory and as such must be assessed against the criteria :"is it possible that the incident will create public interest and form the subject of question to NDHQ or Ministers? As a general rule, any unusual incident that involves or could involve the public should be assessed as a possible subject for a Significant Incident Report or an Item of Possible Interest to Ministers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information

Spanish

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Record 37 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
CONT

All four socio-occupational groups display positive and statistically significant coefficients of social immobility, which demonstrates that, as a general rule, sons took on their father's profession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
DEF

Situation d'une société caractérisée par une absence de mobilité sociale.

Spanish

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Record 38 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Animal Biology
DEF

Thriving [best] in full light, requiring abundant light for complete and normal development, light-loving.

CONT

Even for light-loving(photophilic) plants bright diffuse daylight seems as a general rule to be preferable to strong sunlight.

CONT

He proposed that the measurement of the length of the day or the night was accomplished by an endogenous, or built-in, daily rhythm that consisted of two half-cycles, one photophilic ("light-loving") and the other scotophilic ("dark-loving").

PHR

Photophilous algae, cycle, grasses, lichen, organism, plant, shoot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Se dit d'organismes (animaux, végétaux) qui vivent dans des conditions d'éclairement vif.

OBS

Littéralement : «qui aime la lumière». Se dit d'un organisme qui se développe dans une station bien éclairée; par extension, qualifie ce type de biotope. «Photophile» s'oppose à «sciaphile» [qui aime les lieux ombragés].

PHR

Algue, plante, poisson photophile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biología animal
DEF

[Dícese del] ser vivo que precisa luz abundante.

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Record 39 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

The general rule that the price of further month contracts reflects added carrying costs does not always hold. At times, the price of nearby contracts may be more than the price of further month contracts. This situation is known as an "inverse market". Inverse markets show that there is greater demand for the grain in the nearby month than in the deferred month and that the market is paying a premium to those who are able immediately to move grain into deliverable position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Économie agricole
CONT

La règle générale voulant que le prix des contrats visant les mois reportés comporte des frais de couverture supplémentaires n'est pas toujours valable. Il arrive que le prix des contrats portant sur le mois le plus rapproché soit plus élevé. Cette situation s'appelle un «marché inversé». L'existence de marchés inversés indique que la demande de grains est plus forte pour le rapproché que pour l'éloigné et que le marché paie une prime à ceux qui peuvent rassembler des disponibilités suffisantes aux points de livraison.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Economía agrícola
DEF

Mercado de futuros en el cual los contratos a meses cercanos son vendidos a precios que son más altos que aquellos de meses diferidos.

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Record 40 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pensions and Annuities
DEF

A pension plan established for employees whose membership in another pension plan is a condition precedent to membership in the supplemental pension plan.

CONT

SPPs... are contracts under which the employer, alone or in conjunction with the employee, makes contributions to provide the employee with a retirement income and other benefits(death and sometimes disability). This income and these benefits are payable under very specific circumstances. As a general rule, funds accumulated by the employee are locked-in(or "frozen") until retirement and can only be used as retirement income. SPPs are usually established by the employer, but may also be established by a union or other competent authority. Many workers do not have SPPs, particularly the self-employed and those who work for private sector companies that do not offer this benefit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pensions et rentes
DEF

Régime de retraite créé pour les employés dont l'adhésion à un autre régime de retraite est requise avant leur adhésion au régime complémentaire de retraite.

CONT

Le RCR est [...] un contrat en vertu duquel l'employeur seul, ou l'employeur et le travailleur, cotisent pour financer un revenu de retraite au travailleur et d'autres prestations (décès et parfois invalidité). Ce revenu et ces prestations sont payables selon des conditions bien précises. Règle générale: les droits accumulés par le travailleur sont «immobilisés» jusqu'à sa retraite, c'est-à-dire qu'ils ne peuvent être utilisés que pour lui procurer un revenu à la retraite. Un RCR est généralement établi par l'employeur, mais il pourrait aussi être établi par un syndicat ou une autorité compétente. Plusieurs travailleurs ne participent pas à un RCR, notamment les travailleurs autonomes et les travailleurs du secteur privé pour lesquels aucun RCR n'a été établi.

OBS

L'expression «régime complémentaire de retraite» est préférée au Québec.

Spanish

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Record 41 2011-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

A rate or proportion per cent; a quantity or amount reckoned as so much in the hundred, i.e. as so many hundredth parts of another, esp. of the whole of which it is a part; hence loosely, a part or portion considered in its quantitative relation to the whole, a proportion (of something).

CONT

A serious percentage of books are not worth reading at all.

CONT

The per cent of sucrose in the sample.

OBS

Frequently equivalent to "per cent" qualifying the n., as percentage error (= error per cent), point (= point per cent), etc.

OBS

percent, per cent, per-cent, percentage : The spellings per cent and percent are correct, though the one-word spelling is more common. As a general rule, both the number and percent are written out in full(e. g., eight percent) or the numeral is followed by the symbol(e. g., 8%). Note that there is no space between the numeral and the symbol. As a modifier, percent may be hyphenated or not with the preceding word(e. g., a ten-percent or ten-per-cent or ten percent increase). If no figure is mentioned, use percentage not percent.

CONT

What percentage (not percent) of your company’s employees work flexible hours?

Key term(s)
  • per-cent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Proportion pour cent, rapport exprimé par une fraction de dénominateur 100.

CONT

[Le] pourcentage d'élèves reçus au baccalauréat [est d'environ] soixante-deux pour cent (ou 62 %).

CONT

Donner les résultats d'un sondage en pourcentages.

OBS

Le mot [pourcentage] est acceptable même si le chiffre n'est pas indiqué exactement «pour cent» : [p. ex. :] le pourcentage des succès approche de la moitié. Le pourcentage des décès est de 7 pour mille.

CONT

Un fort pourcentage de la population ne s'est pas prononcé.

OBS

pourcent : Selon le Grand dict. encycl. Larousse, ce terme est utilisé dans la langue familière pour exprimer une certaine quantité par rapport à un total, comme dans l'expression «Quelques pourcents d'électeurs se sont abstenus».

OBS

pour-cent (invariable et avec trait d'union), n.m. : [Ce terme] n'apparaît plus aujourd'hui qu'exceptionnellement dans les dictionnaires, mais a encore une certaine vitalité en Belgique où on le substitue à «pourcentage» ou à «ristourne». [P. ex. :] Il a touché ses pour-cent à la coopérative (au lieu de : sa ristourne). À distinguer de : placer son argent à cinq pour cent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Cociente o fracción expresado en tanto por ciento.

OBS

Es frecuente su uso en lugar del término proporción, y por extensión se aplica también a comisiones o tasas de merma expresadas en tanto por ciento.

OBS

porcentaje: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 42 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

All crimes have several basic elements. First, the defendant must have committed a voluntary act ("actus reus") ... Secondly, a defendant must have a culpable intent ("mens rea"). Mens rea represents the requirement that a person possess a "culpable state of mind" to be punished for a crime ...

OBS

mens rea : a guilty mind. Although as a general rule there must be a mind at fault before there can be a crime, it is not an inflexible rule, and a statute may relate to such a subject-matter and may be so framed as to make an act criminal whether there has been an intention to break the law or otherwise do wrong or not.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Infractions et crimes
DEF

État psychologique [...] faute intentionnelle), de celui qui commet volontairement un fait qu'il sait prohibé, élément que la loi exige (not. dans presque tous les crimes) pour que l'infraction soit constituée.

OBS

L'intention coupable est un élément essentiel dans la plupart des crimes et des infractions.

Key term(s)
  • dessein criminel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Infracciones y crímenes
DEF

mens rea : Dolo penal. Elemento fundamental de toda responsabilidad del orden criminoso, que está integrada por la voluntad de ejecutar el hecho y la conciencia de lo que se ejecuta.

OBS

intención dolosa y mens rea: Expresiones y definición reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 43 2011-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

One part in a hundred.

OBS

Symbol: %.

CONT

... they are laboring with tenths of a percent ...

CONT

... provided forty percent of Europe’s requirements.

CONT

... more than fifty per cent of all English words end in E, S, D or T.

OBS

plural: percent or percents.

OBS

percent: Also used as an adjective, meaning "reckoned on the basis of a whole divided into one hundred parts", as in "a five percent increase", "a 3½ percent government bond."

OBS

percent, per cent, per-cent, percentage : The spellings per cent and percent are correct, though the one-word spelling is more common. As a general rule, both the number and percent are written out in full(e. g., eight percent) or the numeral is followed by the symbol(e. g., 8%). Note that there is no space between the numeral and the symbol. As a modifier, percent may be hyphenated or not with the preceding word(e. g., a ten-percent or ten-per-cent or ten percent increase). If no figure is mentioned, use percentage not percent. The nouns percent and percentage take either a singular or plural verb, depending on the subject phrase(e. g., forty percent of Canadian adults). [See the following examples]

CONT

Only eight percent (or eight per cent) of Canada’s forests are protected from exploitation.

CONT

The newscaster announced a 2% increase in mortgage rates.

CONT

To rid your home of ants, wipe a five-per-cent (or five percent) acid solution around the doors and windows.

CONT

The results are accurate within a three-per-cent (or three-percent, three percent) margin of error.

CONT

[Singular verb:] 5.2% is [the] new unemployment rate goal. Twenty-eight percent of the staff votes to buy a microwave.

CONT

[Plural verb:] Forty percent of Canadian adults have difficulty reading.

Key term(s)
  • per-cent
  • percents

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Unité exprimant un pourcentage.

OBS

Symbole : %.

CONT

Les vingt-deux pour cent des enfants sont inscrits au cours de natation.

CONT

Vingt pour cent de la classe est d'accord et se montre enchantée de la décision.

CONT

Le nombre d'élèves a augmenté de 25 %.

OBS

Le pourcentage est représenté le plus souvent par un p. précédé d'un espace et suivi d'un espace et du chiffre cent (30 p. 100) ou par le signe % précédé d'un espace (30 % et non 30%). À noter que ce dernier emploi (30 %), obligatoire en finances, en statistique et dans les tableaux, tend à devenir le plus courant. L'expression s'écrit en toutes lettres lorsqu'elle a le sens de «entièrement», «pur», ou quand elle commence une phrase : «Un produit cent pour cent canadien.» «Dix pour cent de ses tomates ont été détruites par le gel, et 10 % n'ont jamais mûri.» Dans les textes de style soigné, on peut écrire : trente pour cent; 30 pour 100; 30 p. 100. Les formules mixtes (30 pour cent), critiquées, se rencontrent parfois. Par ailleurs, il ne faut jamais écrire «pourcent» en un seul mot.

Spanish

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Record 44 2009-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

... the owner or importer as a general rule may secure the release of seized goods upon filing a cash bond, unless there is a prima facie evidence of fraud in the importation.

Key term(s)
  • release of seized products

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Transport de marchandises
CONT

Les tribunaux ne peuvent donner mainlevée de marchandises saisies qu'en jugeant définitivement le tout.

Key term(s)
  • mainlevée de produits saisis
  • mainlevée de biens saisis

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Transporte de mercancías
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Record 45 2008-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Practice and Procedural Law
OBS

Pursuant to(here insert reference to Court order, statutory provision or rule authorizing or requiring payment into court), the undersigned hereby tenders the attached cheque(or other instrument) in the sum of $______, Canadian currency, payable to the Receiver General of Canada as a payment into court for(here insert purpose or object of payment into court).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Droit judiciaire
OBS

En application de (mentionner ici l'ordonnance de la Cour, la disposition d'une loi ou la règle autorisant ou exigeant la consignation), le soussigné offre par les présentes le chèque (ou autre effet) ci-joint, au montant de _______$, en monnaie canadienne, payable au receveur général du Canada à titre de consignation à la Cour pour (indiquer ici quel est le but ou l'objet de la consignation).

Spanish

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Record 46 2008-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Existentialist Doctrines
CONT

Consequentialism, as its name suggests, is the view that normative properties depend only on consequences. This general approach can be applied at different levels to different normative properties of different kinds of things, but the most prominent example is consequentialism about the moral rightness of acts, which holds that whether an act is morally right depends only on the consequences of that act or of something related to that act, such as the motive behind the act or a general rule requiring acts of the same kind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines existentialistes
DEF

Théorie qui adopte une démarche téléologique (du grec telos = fin ou but) c'est-à-dire fondée sur la finalité, et qui propose d'évaluer la valeur d'une action (son caractère juste) au regard de ses conséquences.

Spanish

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Record 47 2007-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Surface Treatment of Metals
CONT

Both anodic and cathodic effects are sometimes observed in the presence of organic inhibitors but, as a general rule, organic inhibitors affect the entire surface of a corroding metal when present in sufficient concentration. Organic inhibitors usually designated as "film-forming", protect the metal by forming a hydrophobic film on the metal surface. The effectiveness of these inhibitors depends on the chemical composition, their molecular structure, and their affinities for the metal surface. Because film formation is an adsorption process, the temperature and pressure in the system are important factors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitements de surface des métaux
CONT

Les inhibiteurs organiques sont très nombreux, efficaces à des concentrations de quelques parties par million, agissent soit en augmentant la suspension d'hydrogène, soit en s'absorbant à la masse du métal pour constituer un film protecteur (inhibiteurs colloïdaux).

OBS

inhibiteur de corrosion : Produit chimique, minéral ou organique, que l'on ajoute en faible quantité à une solution corrosive en vue de diminuer ou d'arrêter son action sur un métal.

Spanish

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Record 48 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

... a single- or multi-stage process whereby ore is reduced from run-of-mine size to that size needed by the beneficiation process.

CONT

Because most ores as mined contain more than one species of mineral, the first step in the general scheme of ore treatment is to free them from an interlocked state physically by comminution--a process that includes the breaking down of the ore to fine powders... As a rule, comminution begins by dry crushing the ore to below a certain size and finishes by wet or dry grinding to liberate the minerals from the unwanted gangue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

[...] réduction des blocs en éléments de calibres inférieurs.

CONT

La fragmentation des solides dans le cadre de l'enrichissement des minerais groupe un ensemble de techniques ayant pour but de réduire, par action mécanique externe, et parfois interne, un solide, de volume donné, en éléments de volume plus petit. Elle a pour but de libérer, dans le matériau hétérogène que constitue généralement une roche, les éléments valorisables, des minéraux de la gangue, ou de réduire une matière minérale donnée à des dimensions dictées par l'utilisation. Outre ces objectifs primordiaux, la fragmentation peut avoir pour but de réduire la matière à des dimensions facilitant sa manutention et son conditionnement [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
DEF

Reducción de una roca coherente en fragmentos cada vez menores.

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Record 49 2006-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Various Metal Ores
DEF

[A deposit] that occurs at or near unconformities.

CONT

Unconformity-associated uranium deposits typically consist of uranium concentrations at the unconformable base of Proterozoic sandstone where it is in contact with Middle Proterozoic metamorphic basement rocks... Step faults or fracture zones are associated features.... The unconformity-associated deposits are, in general, hosted by Proterozoic rocks. Their mineralization is epigenetic and formed, as a rule, during several periods.

CONT

Uranium. ... commercial grade concentrations occur mainly in rocks of pre-1,000 m.y. and post-230 m.y. age with rather limited resources between these ages. The older group includes several types of deposits including the conglomerate deposits of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Elliot Lake, Canada ... and deposits associated with unconformities dating between 1,700 and 1,200 m.y.

CONT

... unconformity uranium deposits have some features in common with redbed-type copper deposits, but they were probably formed at different times, in different areas and from different ore fluids.

CONT

In unconformity-type uranium deposits part or most of the deposit may be in overlying continental sandstones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
DEF

Minéralisation située au niveau ou à peu de distance d'une discordance.

CONT

[...] les gîtes d'U-EGP-Au associés à des discordances [...]

Spanish

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Record 50 2006-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
CONT

Whereas a constitutional justification analysis must be carried out when reviewing the validity or enforceability of a norm such as a law, regulation or other similar rule of general application, the administrative law approach must be retained for reviewing decisions and orders made by administrative bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
CONT

Alors que la justification constitutionnelle s'impose lorsqu'il s'agit de contrôler la validité ou l'opposabilité d'une norme comme une loi, un règlement, ou une autre règle d'application générale de cette nature, la grille du droit administratif doit être préservée pour la révision des décisions et ordonnances des organismes administratifs.

Spanish

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Record 51 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
CONT

As a general rule, an individual has no duty to aid another in danger if he did not create the perilous situation. This doctrine of "bad samaritanism" is a prevalent feature of the Anglo-American legal systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit

Spanish

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Record 52 2003-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
  • Regulations (Urban Studies)
CONT

Particular households, and occasionally larger units -- groupings of households into informal and essentially private productions teams -- were encouraged to make contracts with the higher authority -- the commune or the commune’s subdivision (perhaps the production brigade or a team under it, in effect at the village or hamlet levels).

OBS

commune : In France, a territorial division governed by a maire and municipal council; it is the smallest division for general administrative purposes, and is as a rule a section of a canton; towns and cities(except Paris) however form only one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
  • Réglementation (Urbanisme)
DEF

Toute partie d'une commune possédant à titre permanent et exclusif des biens ou des droits distincts de ceux de la commune.

OBS

La commune est la collectivité locale de base constituant une unité administrative et politique (conseil municipal, maire). La France est découpée en 36 394 communes dont plus de la moitié ont moins de 400 habitants et seulement une sur dix plus de 2 000 habitants.

Spanish

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Record 53 2003-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
DEF

In France, a territorial division governed by a maire and municipal council.

OBS

[The commune] is the smallest division for general administrative purposes, and is as a rule a section of a canton; towns and cities(except Paris) however form only one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
  • Aménagement du territoire
DEF

[...]collectivité locale de base constituant une unité administrative et politique (conseil municipal, maire).

CONT

canton : circonscription administrative de l'État qui recouvre plusieurs communes et constitue une circonscription électorale du Conseil général du département.

CONT

Chaque canton est divisé en communes; le conseil municipal organise certains services publics de la municipalité mais il peut être contrôlé par les autorités supérieures. Les communes sont gérées par un Conseil municipal et un maire élus. Il y a 38 000 communes en France.

OBS

La France est découpée en 36 394 communes dont plus de la moitié ont moins de 400 habitants et seulement une sur dix plus de 2 000 habitants.

Spanish

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Record 54 2003-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

As a general rule, anyone with persistent, heavy scaling should go to a trichologist or dermatologist at once.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Coiffure

Spanish

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Record 55 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Diplomacy
CONT

Consular commission or Notification of Appointment. The head of a consular post shall be provided by the sending State with a document in the form of a commission or similar instrument, made out of each appointment, certifying his capacity and showing, as a general rule, his full name, his category and class, the consular district and the seat of the consular post.

OBS

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Diplomatie
CONT

Lettre de provision ou notification de la nomination. Le chef de poste est pourvu par l'État d'envoi d'un document, sous forme de lettre de provision ou acte similaire, établi pour chaque nomination, attestant sa qualité et indiquant, en règle générale, ses nom et prénoms, sa catégorie et la classe, la circonscription consulaire et le siège du poste consulaire,

OBS

Convention de Vienne sur les relations consulaires.

Spanish

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Record 56 2002-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Military Materiel Management
DEF

The space available for cargo measured in cubic feet to the inside of the cargo battens, on the frames, and to the underside of the beams.

OBS

In a general cargo of mixed commodities, the bale cubic applies. The stowage of the mixed cargo comes in contact with the cargo battens and as a general rule does not extend to the skin of the ship.

OBS

bale cubic capacity: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
DEF

Volume utilisable pour la cargaison, mesuré en pieds cubiques à l'intérieur des lattes de vaigrage, à partir des membrures jusqu'aux barrots.

OBS

Dans le cas d'une cargaison de marchandises mixtes, la capacité volumétrique en balles peut être utilisée. La cargaison mixte embarquée vient en contact avec les lattes de vaigrage et, d'une manière générale, n'atteint pas le bordé du navire.

OBS

capacité volumétrique en balles : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de existencias y materiales
  • Gestión del material militar
DEF

Espacio disponible para carga medido, en pies cúbicos en el interior del palmejar, sobre las cuadernas hasta la parte inferior de los baos.

OBS

En una carga general de diversos productos, se aplica esta medida. La estiba de la carga mixta la pone en contacto con el palmejar y, por regla general, no con el casco del buque.

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Record 57 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Government Accounting
CONT

As a general rule, the FIS Creditor Department will initiate the IS [interdepartmental settlement] Request for the majority of IS transactions between FIS Departments, via the SPS [Standard Payment System] on-line facility or by Bulk Input file.

OBS

FIS: Financial Information Strategy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Comptabilité publique
CONT

En règle générale, le ministère créancier conforme à la SIF lance la demande de RI [règlement interministériel] par l'entremise de la fonction en ligne du SNP [Système normalisé des paiements] ou d'un fichier de saisie globale.

OBS

SIF : Stratégie d'information financière

Spanish

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Record 58 2001-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

... as a general rule, back-up copies are not allowed, except as otherwise provided in the user's contract.

OBS

user agreement: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
CONT

[...] en règle générale, la copie de sauvegarde n'est pas permise sauf stipulation contraire dans le contrat d'utilisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
OBS

acuerdo de usuarios: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 59 2000-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Operating Systems (Software)
CONT

The material number identifies a material. It is left blank for stock items. Number that uniquely identifies a material in the R/3 System. As a general rule, a material master record must exist for each material managed in a company. This record is stored under a material number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
CONT

Le numéro d'article identifie un article. Il est laissé en blanc pour les articles en stock. Numéro qui permet d'identifier de façon unique un article dans le système R/3. En règle générale, la fiche article doit exister pour qu'un article soit géré dans une société. Cet enregistrement est stocké sous un numéro d'article.

Spanish

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Record 60 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

To the visual system, an after-image is located in space and its perceived size is determined by the distance at which it is viewed : when looking at a nearby wall the disc will be seen as smaller than when it is superimposed on a distant wall. This is an example of a general rule commonly referred to as Emmert's law. According to this law, the perceived size of an object of constant angular size is directly proportional to its apparent distance, which is similar to the SDIH.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

[...] loi [...] relative à la grandeur apparente des images consécutives, qui se montre proportionnelle à leur distance apparente (plan de projection des images).

Spanish

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Record 61 1999-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Engineering
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
CONT

The resident engineer is the owner's representative on the job although, particularly on Federal projects, his authority to make decisions may be severely limited. As a general rule, he does sign all correspondence addressed to the contractor even though the letters, other than routine, may be prepared in detail at a higher office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ingénierie
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
OBS

Le Barème des honoraires de l'Association des ingénieurs-conseils du Québec parle, à l'article 2.2.5.3, de chantiers avec résident et de chantiers sans résident.

Spanish

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Record 62 1999-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wine Service
DEF

Of a red wine: brought to the temperature of the room in which it is served.

CONT

As a general rule wines should be served at room temperature or, as the French term it, "chambré".

CONT

The reds are enjoyable chambré or at cellar temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service des vins
OBS

chambrer du vin : le laisser réchauffer légèrement, à la température de la pièce où il doit être consommé.

Spanish

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Record 63 1997-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans
OBS

Debt collection practices vary from creditor to creditor.... As a general rule, provincial laws cover seizure of goods, garnishment and other court actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Préstamos
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Record 64 1996-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
  • Military Administration
OBS

Any occurrence, major or minor, that will or may create public interest, and is likely to be the subject of questions to the Minister directly or in the House of Commons. Incidents that fall within the "may" aspects of this definition are anticipatory and as such must be assessed against the criteria :"is it possible that the incident will create public interest and form the subject of questions to NDHQ". As a general rule, any incident that involves the public should be assessed as a possible subject for a Significant Incident Report. [4-13) AL 32/77)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

Tout événement, de grande ou de faible importance, qui éveillera ou risque d'éveiller l'intérêt du public, et qui, par conséquent, est susceptible de donner lieu à des questions posées directement au Ministre ou soulevées à la Chambre des communes. Les incidents considérés comme «pouvant» éveiller l'intérêt public, aux termes de cette définition, sont d'ordre conjectural et doivent donc être appréciés en fonction de l'explication suivante : «il est possible que cet incident puisse éveiller l'intérêt public et être source de questions adressées au QGDN». En règle générale, on doit considérer tout incident qui touche directement le public comme susceptible de faire l'objet d'un Rapport sur un incident d'importance. [4-13)Mod. 32/77)

Spanish

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Record 65 1995-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

Strict limitations exist on an accused’s ability to present evidence of other sexual activity by a victim of sexual assault.

CONT

... no evidence shall be adduced by or on behalf of the accused concerning the sexual activity of the complainant with any person other than the accused ....

OBS

As a general rule, questions about your sex life are not allowed in court. However, if the accused is someone you know and someone with whom you have had sexual relations before, you may be asked questions about these sexual activities.

OBS

Do not confuse the terms "evidence concerning sexual activity" and "evidence of sexual reputation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

Si la plaignante connaissait son agresseur et avait déjà eu des relations sexuelles avec lui, elle pourrait être interrogée à ce sujet.

Spanish

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Record 66 1994-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

In learning from examples, a counterexample of a concept that may bound the scope of "generalization".

CONT

The Socratic method is a well-established approach to the problem of helping the student refine and debug her knowledge. In this paradigm, the tutor encourages the student to refine her knowledge by presenting her with instances(counter examples) which run counter to her conception of the domain.... In general, a counter example can be viewed as an instance which satisfies the antecedent of the rule which the student is thought to be using, but violates the rule's consequent.

CONT

... positive examples force generalization whereas negative examples prevent overgeneralization (the induced concept should never be so general as to include any of the negative examples).

CONT

Tape recordings were made of human tutorials in an attempt to elucidate when and why a good tutor changes topic, elaborates a point, gives a counter-example, asks a question, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Exemple qui illustre le contraire de ce qu'on veut démontrer.

CONT

Dans l'apprentissage des similarités, le but est de collecter les propriétés communes à un ensemble d'exemples d'un concept, et absente de l'ensemble des contre-exemples à ce concept.

CONT

On parlera souvent d'instance positive ou négative plutôt que d'exemple et contre-exemple.

Spanish

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Record 67 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

As a general rule an Agency undertakes any engineering studies which are needed to prepare and implement its action programmes, e. g. by inventorying water resources, forecasting utilization, and preparing pollution control programmes.

Key term(s)
  • pollution control program
  • anti-pollution program
  • antipollution programme
  • anti-pollution programme
  • control programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Mesures antipollution
DEF

Suite d'opérations prévues pour lutter contre une forme, ou plusieurs formes, de pollution.

Key term(s)
  • programme anti-pollution

Spanish

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Record 68 1993-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

As a general rule, pipe is manufactured with only one hub on a length of pipe. These lengths are available in at least 3, 5, 6 and 10 foot lengths. These lengths are the laying length....

OBS

Figure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

En règle générale, le tuyau est fabriqué avec un seul emboîtement par tronçon. Ces tuyaux sont fournis au moins dans des longueurs de 3, 5, 6 et 10 pieds. Il s'agit de la longueur utile [...]

Spanish

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Record 69 1993-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cast Iron
CONT

Plumbing codes as a general rule, permit the use of galvanized cast iron fittings in specified locations in a plumbing system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonte
CONT

En général, les codes de plomberie permettent l'utilisation de raccords en fonte galvanisée à des endroits bien déterminés d'un réseau de plomberie.

Spanish

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Record 70 1990-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Standards and Regulations (Chemistry)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Security Posters and Signs
DEF

A substance name, other than a CA Index Name or CAS Preferred Name, included in the CAS Registry System Nomenclature File. These names have come from the original scientific and technical literature or, in some cases, from reference works. The equation of a trade name or trade mark with a specific substance is based on information in the literature and not, as a general rule, on information supplied by the manufacturer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes et réglementation (Chimie)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Affichage de sécurité
DEF

Nom d'une substance, différent du nom inscrit dans l'Index CA ou du nom préféré par le CAS, qui figure dans le Registry System Nomenclature File du CAS. Ces noms sont tirés d'ouvrages scientifiques et techniques ou, dans certains cas, d'ouvrages de référence. L'assimilation d'un nom commercial ou d'une marque de fabrique à une substance spécifique est fondée sur des informations trouvées dans des ouvrages spécialisés et non pas, en règle générale, sur des informations fournies par le fabricant.

Spanish

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Record 71 1989-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

As a general rule the key factor to look in moving averages is when the two price movements cross one another(e. g. when the plotted moving average crosses the plotted price movement of the stock).

OBS

Term used in technical analysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

En règle générale, ce qu'il faut surtout rechercher lorsqu'on se sert des moyennes mobiles, c'est le point où deux mouvements de cours se croisent, c'est-à-dire lorsque la courbe pointillée de la moyenne mobile croise la courbe indiquant le cours actuel d'un titre.

OBS

Ce terme appartient à l'analyse technique.

Spanish

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Record 72 1987-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Services
CONT

As a general rule, the traveller can expect the following types of services in each category : a) Hotel.-24 hour registration-desk and switchboard service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services hôteliers

Spanish

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Record 73 1987-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Services
CONT

As a general rule, the traveller can expect the following types of services in each category : a) Hotel.-24 hour registration desk and switchboard service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services hôteliers

Spanish

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Record 74 1987-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Services
CONT

As a general rule, the traveller can expect the following types of services in each category : a) Hotel....-daily maid service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services hôteliers

Spanish

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Record 75 1983-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
CONT

Admission of aliens. While theoretically almost all States claim the right to exclude aliens, in practice they do not exercise this right to its fullest extent. As a general rule, conditions are imposed on admission, or only certain classes, for example, tourists, or students, are freely admitted. Moreover, there is one practical limitation on the full exercise of the right which every State must carefully take into account, namely, that the entire prohibition of the citizens of one particular State would diplomatically be regarded as an affront or as an unfriendly act towards that State.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
DEF

[...] le fait par un État d'accepter, éventuellement sous certaines conditions, que les étrangers pénètrent sur son territoire, y séjournent, s'y établissent.

Spanish

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Record 76 1981-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
DEF

Training is given in several sessions for which starting and end dates are selected by the department. As a general rule, sessions are not of equal length(for example, first session 3 months, break 2 months, second session 4 months, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
DEF

Formation donnée en plusieurs sessions dont les dates de début et de fin sont choisies par le client; les sessions sont généralement de durées inégales (par exemple session de 3 mois, entre - session de 2 mois, deuxième session de 4 mois, etc.). Glossaire de formation linguistique, Annexe A, Les langues officielles dans la Fonction publique, C.T., C.F.P., juillet 1981.

Spanish

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Record 77 1981-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

In general, a set of numbers assigned to some aspect of objects or events according to some rule. The term is also used in a more limited sense to refer to a well-standardized test, such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 78 1980-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Productivity and Profitability
OBS

This completes our discussion of Marginal Revenue and Marginal Cost as tools to maximize profit. It will add to your confidence in the result if you find that the general MR=MC rule is consistent, when applied to a perfect-competitor, with Chapter 23's P=MR rule for a profit-maximizing perfect-competitor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Productivité et rentabilité

Spanish

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Record 79 1979-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

As a general rule,(...) commercials will not be permitted in spot booked material in non-prime time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)

Spanish

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Record 80 1978-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
CONT

Classical stamps as a general rule are the postage stamps issued prior to 1870; they are the antiquities of postage stamp issues.

OBS

for "primitive" : Classical stamps are sometimes called "primitives"

Key term(s)
  • classic stamp
  • primitive stamp
  • primitive postage stamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
CONT

On donne l'étiquette de "classiques" aux premières émissions qui ont eu lieu dans chaque pays, par opposition aux "modernes", dont l'ère commence avec la génération des émissions dentelées, aux environs de 1875.

Spanish

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Record 81 1975-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

An ornament in the shape of a small flower or leaf, used in binding or printing.

DEF

The word "flowers" is used as a general term to include decorative motifs cast on type body as distinct from vignettes and from borders(both plain and decorative) cast as strips of metal rule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Petit ornement typographique, en forme de fleur ou de feuille, qu'on place en tête ou en fin de chapitre ou qu'on utilise dans les travaux de ville.

Spanish

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