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FORBEARANCE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capital forbearance 1, record 1, English, capital%20forbearance
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capital forbearance : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - capital%20forbearance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tolérance à l'égard de la sous-capitalisation
1, record 1, French, tol%C3%A9rance%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9gard%20de%20la%20sous%2Dcapitalisation
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De la part des autorités de surveillance bancaire. 1, record 1, French, - tol%C3%A9rance%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9gard%20de%20la%20sous%2Dcapitalisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tolérance à l'égard de la sous-capitalisation : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - tol%C3%A9rance%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9gard%20de%20la%20sous%2Dcapitalisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Rules of Court
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- promissory estoppel
1, record 2, English, promissory%20estoppel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That which arises when there is a promise which promisor should reasonably expect to induce action or forbearance of a definite and substantial character on part of promisee, and which does induce such action or forbearance, and such promise is binding if injustice can be avoided only by enforcement of promise. 2, record 2, English, - promissory%20estoppel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Règles de procédure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préclusion promissoire
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9clusion%20promissoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
préclusion promissoire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9clusion%20promissoire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- forbearance in fact
1, record 3, English, forbearance%20in%20fact
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- actual forbearance 1, record 3, English, actual%20forbearance
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A creditor may forbear without expressly promising to do so. The question then arises whether this actual forbearance is consideration for some promise or act of the debtor, for example for a promise by him to give security, or for the execution of a security. Sometimes actual forbearance may be evidence of an implied promise to forbear. 2, record 3, English, - forbearance%20in%20fact
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nor need there be any actual promise to forbear, if such an understanding can be inferred from the circumstances and is followed by a forbearance in fact. 3, record 3, English, - forbearance%20in%20fact
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- abstention de fait
1, record 3, French, abstention%20de%20fait
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- equitable forbearance
1, record 4, English, equitable%20forbearance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It may therefore be more satisfactory to regard this form of waiver as analogous to, or even identical with, equitable forbearance or "promissory" estoppel. 2, record 4, English, - equitable%20forbearance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- abstention en equity
1, record 4, French, abstention%20en%20equity
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français le terme «equity» ne s'écrit ni en italique ni entre guillemets. La graphie et le genre sont normalisés. 2, record 4, French, - abstention%20en%20equity
Record 4, Key term(s)
- abstention en Équité
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-06-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mere forbearance
1, record 5, English, mere%20forbearance
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A bank to which L22, 000 is owed is virtually certain to take steps to enforce its claim, but a dissatisfied purchaser of land is much less certain to take proceedings for rescission. It may, therefore, be quite reasonable to say that mere forbearance will amount to consideration in relation to the former type of claim, but that a promise to forbear is necessary where it is problematical whether the claim will ever be enforced at all. A promise to forbear is also, of course, necessary where that is what the debtor bargains for. 1, record 5, English, - mere%20forbearance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- simple abstention
1, record 5, French, simple%20abstention
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-05-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- invented consideration
1, record 6, English, invented%20consideration
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- inventing consideration 1, record 6, English, inventing%20consideration
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Normally, a party enters into a contract with a view to obtaining the consideration provided by the other : for example, the buyer wants the goods and the seller the price. In the United States it has been said that this is essential, and that "nothing is consideration that is not regarded as such by both parties. "But English courts do not insist on this requirement and often regard an act or forbearance as the consideration for a promise even though it was not the object of the promisor to secure it. They may also regard the possibility of some prejudice to the promisee as a detriment without regard to the question whether it has in fact been suffered. These practices may be called inventing consideration... 1, record 6, English, - invented%20consideration
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- contrepartie fictive
1, record 6, French, contrepartie%20fictive
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2015-03-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pecuniary consideration
1, record 7, English, pecuniary%20consideration
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- money consideration 2, record 7, English, money%20consideration
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A consideration for an act of forbearance which consists either in money presently passing or in money to be paid in the future, including a promise to pay a debt in full which otherwise would be released or diminished by bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. 1, record 7, English, - pecuniary%20consideration
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- contrepartie pécuniaire
1, record 7, French, contrepartie%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un contrat de vente d'objets est un contrat par lequel le vendeur transfère ou s'engage à transférer la propriété des objets à l'acheteur moyennant une contrepartie pécuniaire appelée le prix; il peut y avoir un contrat de vente entre un propriétaire partiel et une autre partie. 2, record 7, French, - contrepartie%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- promise to forbear
1, record 8, English, promise%20to%20forbear
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A creditor may forbear without expressly promising to do so. The question then arises whether this actual forbearance is consideration for some promise or act of the debtor, for example for a promise by him to give security, or for the execution of a security. Sometimes actual forbearance may be evidence of an implied promise to forbear. 1, record 8, English, - promise%20to%20forbear
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- promesse de s'abstenir
1, record 8, French, promesse%20de%20s%27abstenir
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- nonaggression
1, record 9, English, nonaggression
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forbearance or refrainment from aggression. 1, record 9, English, - nonaggression
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Proposed on all-European nonaggression treaty. 1, record 9, English, - nonaggression
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- non-agression
1, record 9, French, non%2Dagression
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le fait de ne pas recourir à l'agression, de ne pas attaquer, (tel ou tel pays). 1, record 9, French, - non%2Dagression
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Relaciones internacionales
- Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- no-agresión
1, record 9, Spanish, no%2Dagresi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deciden concretar en forma convencional estos propósitos de no-agresión y de concordia, celebrando el presente Tratado [Las] Partes Contratantes declaran solemnemente que condenan las guerras de agresión en sus relaciones mutuas o con otros Estados, y que el arreglo de los conflictos o divergencias de cualquier clase que se susciten entre ellas, no deberá realizarse sino por los medios pacíficos que consagra el Derecho Internacional. 1, record 9, Spanish, - no%2Dagresi%C3%B3n
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-03-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Laws of the Market (Economy)
- Market Structure (Trade)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- market forbearance 1, record 10, English, market%20forbearance
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A collusive tendering agreement may provide for market forbearance(i. e. protection of each firm's local market). 1, record 10, English, - market%20forbearance
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Lois du marché (Économie)
- Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- délimitation des marchés
1, record 10, French, d%C3%A9limitation%20des%20march%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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