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Record 1 2026-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

The civil law position is supported by reference to the need in many cases to ensure performance because of the inadequacy of damages. Since coercive penalties are created by agreement, effect is given to the will of the parties. Abuses are checked by the power given to the courts to reduce excessive penalties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
OBS

Terme de jurisprudence, comminatoire se dit de tout acte juridique qui énonce la menace d'une sanction en cas d'inexécution d'une obligation, de non-respect d'une exigence, ou qui contient une amende en cas de contravention.

OBS

peine comminée : Le verbe comminer, belgicisme, est sorti de l'usage. Il signifie formuler en termes comminatoires, menacer de quelque chose en style comminatoire. Il survit encore chez certains auteurs, à la forme participiale surtout, en parlant de peines.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Landing gear visual indicators provide the flight crew with definite reference markings that can be physically checked to ascertain the position of the landing gear overcenter links while the airplane is airborne.... The main gear downlock visual indicators... are two red anodize stripes applied to each main gear downlock hinge.... The nosegear downlock visual indicators... consists of red anodize stripe applied to the upper and lower lock link assemblies at the breakover hinge point. When the nosegear is down and locked, a straight red anodize stripe is visible on the top side of the overcenter link when viewed through the peephole in flight compartment floor. When the nosegear is up and locked, a straight line of scotchlite tape is visible on the right side of the overcenter linkage extending across both upper and lower links, when viewed through the peephole in the flight compartment floor.

Key term(s)
  • downlock stripe
  • visual indicator stripe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

repère visuel de verrouillage du train d'atterrissage : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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