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ASPECT DOCTRINE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of mootness
1, record 1, English, doctrine%20of%20mootness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The doctrine of mootness is an aspect of a general policy or practice that a court may decline to decide a case which raises merely a hypothetical or abstract question. 2, record 1, English, - doctrine%20of%20mootness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit judiciaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doctrine du caractère théorique
1, record 1, French, doctrine%20du%20caract%C3%A8re%20th%C3%A9orique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- doctrine relative au caractère théorique 2, record 1, French, doctrine%20relative%20au%20caract%C3%A8re%20th%C3%A9orique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La doctrine relative au caractère théorique est un des aspects du principe ou de la pratique générale voulant qu'un tribunal peut refuser de juger une affaire qui ne soulève qu'une question hypothétique ou abstraite. 2, record 1, French, - doctrine%20du%20caract%C3%A8re%20th%C3%A9orique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mootness
1, record 2, English, mootness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mootness — The doctrine of mootness is an aspect of a general policy or practice that a court may decline to decide a case which raises merely a hypothetical or abstract question. 2, record 2, English, - mootness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit judiciaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caractère théorique
1, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20th%C3%A9orique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le caractère théorique — La doctrine relative au caractère théorique est un des aspects du principe ou de la pratique générale voulant qu'un tribunal peut refuser de juger une affaire qui ne soulève qu'une question hypothétique ou abstraite. 1, record 2, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20th%C3%A9orique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-06-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- psychophysical dualism
1, record 3, English, psychophysical%20dualism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the doctrine that mental processes have both a bodily and a mental aspect, that neither is the cause of the other, and that there is no interaction between them. 1, record 3, English, - psychophysical%20dualism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dualisme psychophysique
1, record 3, French, dualisme%20psychophysique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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