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Record 1 2017-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

It is important to restore this balance to : prevent excessive spending from creating an onerous fiscal burden in relation to our neighbours, which could undermine tax competitiveness and limit economic growth in Québec...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Cet endettement élevé a un impact important sur le service de la dette : plus les coûts relatifs à la dette sont élevés, moins il y a de ressources financières pour le financement des services publics ou de marge de manœuvre pour maintenir la compétitivité fiscale du Québec [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-05

English

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

Assume that A was seized of the fee simple estate in Blackacre, and that A's heir, C, was an infant aged ten years. At common law, upon the death of A, the fee simple estate would pass, by inheritance, to C. As C was an infant, the land would go into wardship and with the land also would go the child. Blackacre would become subject to the onerous feudal incidents of wardship and marriage and, as a result, financial havoc could be wrought upon A's family. To avoid this result, A would make the following disposition of Blackacre by way of a use : A would be the "feoffor to uses", B the "feoffee to uses", and C the "cestui que use". B would undertake to hold the fee simple estate to the use of A until his death and, thereafter, to the use of C, A's heir.

OBS

feoffor to uses : a historical term.

French

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

fieffant à usage d'autrui; fieffante à usage d'autrui : 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 3 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
  • Transformation of Momentum (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Class A locomotives are of simple and rugged construction, to match the often onerous conditions of industrial shunting. They are equipped with hydraulic transmission which includes torque converter and final drive unit(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions mécaniques
  • Transformations de mouvements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

(...) les locomotives de classe A sont d'une construction simple et robuste. Elles sont équipées d'une transmission hydraulique comprenant un convertisseur de couple et un réducteur. L'effort moteur entraîne un faux-essieu muni à ses extrémités de flasques équipés de manetons extérieur au châssis (...)

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Class A locomotives are of simple and rugged construction, to match the often onerous conditions of industrial shunting. They are equipped with hydraulic transmission which includes torque converter and final drive unit. Power is transmitted from the engine to a jackshaft, which has flycranks outside the frame, through side rods direct to the road wheels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

(...) les locomotives de classe A sont d'une construction simple et robuste. Elles sont équipées d'une transmission hydraulique comprenant un convertisseur de couple et un réducteur. L'effort moteur entraîne un faux-essieu muni à ses extrémités de flasques équipés de manetons extérieurs au châssis. Ces flasques actionnent des bielles d'accouplement qui commandent les roues par l'intermédiaire d'autres flasques, calés à la presse en bout d'essieu.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-01-20

English

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

In the case, for example, of an onerous promise inducing only trivial reliance before revocation, it seems unduly harsh, just as in the case of the firm offer, to hold that the offer is irrevocable, for a holding of irrevocability is equivalent to imposing a binding option.

French

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

L'équivalent «créance insignifiante» est un néologisme.

OBS

créance insignifiante : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation Law
  • Social Legislation
  • Social Law
CONT

It would unfairly penalize Mr. Milano if he were to suffer a more onerous income tax burden, by receiving a lump sum payment now, than he would have incurred had the monies been paid to him as salary in 2001.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit fiscal
  • Législation sociale
  • Droit social

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Phraseology
CONT

To create a moral high ground against corruption will be a very onerous task as many people have become accustomed to underhand ways and changing attitudes...

OBS

The moral high ground, in ethical or political parlance, refers to the status of being respected for remaining moral, and adhering to and upholding a universally recognized standard of justice or goodness ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Il sera difficile de créer des raisons d'ordre moral de lutter contre la corruption parce que de nombreuses personnes se sont habituées à faire des manœuvres douteuses [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-06-10

English

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

If the terms of the head-lease are more onerous than those of the sub-lease, and the sub-lessor fails to perform them, difficulties no doubt arise, but there is no legal liability on the underlessee to perform the obligations in the superior lease apart from this, that if he fails to perform them he may experience unpleasant consequences, or even find his own lease brought summarily to an end....(William's, 4th ed., 1973, p. 117).

French

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

Ce terme désigne tout bail qui se situe à un rang supérieur à un sous-bail donné, donc, soit le bail principal, soit un sous-bail intermédiaire dans une série de sous-locations.

OBS

bail de rang antérieur : 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 9 2013-04-18

English

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

Disclaimer of onerous gifts. Where there are two(or more) gifts to the same beneficiary, one onerous and the other beneficial, the question has in some cases arisen whether he is bound to take all or none, or whether he can elect to take the beneficial and reject the onerous gift. The general rule is that where several independent gifts are made to the same beneficiary, he may reject the onerous gifts without forfeiting the others.("Theobald on Wills", 14th ed., 1982, p. 134)

French

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

legs onéreux : 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 10 2013-04-18

English

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

Disclaimer of an onerous legacy. The doctrine of election must not be confused with the right of a legatee to disclaim an onerous legacy. Where a testator makes two distinct bequests in the same will to the same person, one of which happens to be onerous and the other beneficial, "prima facie" the legatee is entitled to disclaim the onerous legacy and to take the other.("Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate", 1982, p. 878)

French

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

«Legs onéreux» est la forme elliptique de «legs onéreux de biens personnels»

OBS

legs onéreux de biens personnels; legs onéreux : 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).

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-10-09

English

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

Where there are two(or more) gifts to the same beneficiary, one onerous and the other beneficial, the question has in some cases arisen whether he is bound to take all or none, or whether he can elect to take the beneficial and reject the onerous gift. The general rule is that where several independent gifts are made to the same beneficiary, he may reject the onerous gifts without forfeiting the others.(Theobald, p. 134)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

legs avantageux : 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 12 2012-10-09

English

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

Disclaimer of an onerous legacy. The doctrine of election must not be confused with the right of a legatee to disclaim an onerous legacy. Where a testator makes two distinct bequests in the same will to the same person, one of which happens to be onerous and the other beneficial, prima facie the legatee is entitled to disclaim the onerous legacy and to take the other.(Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks, p. 878)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

legs avantageux de biens personnels; legs avantageux : 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).

Spanish

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Record 13 2011-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

[Contract] when each party obtains an advantage in return for his obligation.

OBS

onerous contract : Expression and definition reproduced from section 1381 of the Civil Code of Québec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Contrat [...] par lequel chaque partie retire un avantage en échange de son obligation.

OBS

contrat à titre onéreux : Expression et définition reproduites de l'article 1381 du Code civil du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
DEF

Contrato [...] por el cual cada parte obtiene una ventaja a cambio de su obligación.

OBS

contrato a título oneroso: Expresión y definición traducidas del artículo 1381 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000.

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Record 14 2004-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Disposition that is the least onerous and least restrictive.

OBS

to the accused.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

Décision la moins sévère et la moins privative de liberté.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
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Record 15 2001-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
CONT

disposition that is the least onerous and least restrictive.

OBS

to the accused.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
CONT

décision la moins sévère et la moins privative de liberté.

Spanish

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Record 16 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treaties and Conventions
  • War and Peace (International Law)
CONT

The term "peace treaty" usually refers to a treaty between belligerents ending a war, through sometimes it refers to a treaty to prevent future wars. The two concepts are often combined, because in treaties ending wars, the parties have often pledged themselves to "perpetual peace". The terms of such treaties, however, are often so onerous that they stimulate the defeated state, which has signed under duress, to renew hostilities when the opportunity arises.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traités et alliances
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Terme employé d'ordinaire pour désigner l'accord par lequel les États belligérants règlent entre eux leurs rapports futurs ainsi que la fin des hostilités si celle-ci ne l'a pas été antérieurement par des préliminaires de paix.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratados y convenios
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
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Record 17 2001-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Games of Chance
CONT

Moreover, even where the casino is honest, an ordinary gambler, playing with the odds stacked in favour of the house(as they must necessarily be in order for the casino to make a profit) might anticipate taking a loss no more onerous than the rates(sometimes as high as 30%) that launderers routinely pay to process funds through other means.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Jeux de hasard
CONT

De plus, même si le casino est honnête, un joueur ordinaire qui joue contre la maison (les chances étant nécessairement en faveur de celle-ci puisque c'est ainsi qu'un casino fait des bénéfices) peut envisager d'absorber des pertes guère plus élevées que les taux (allant parfois jusqu'à 30 pour cent).

Spanish

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Record 18 1986-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Banking
CONT

Most Canadian preferred shares, including those of Canadian banks, have purchase fund obligations, which tend generally to be less onerous on the issuer than sinking fund requirements.

OBS

See the section "Guidelines" in CMFCB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Banque

Spanish

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