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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
DEF

A written statement by an insurer informing the insured that temporary coverage is in effect until the official insurance policy is drawn up.

CONT

Insurance binders are frequently required to demonstrate proof of coverage, particularly for significant purchases like homes, vehicles, or commercial properties. An insurance binder provides coverage until the official policy is issued, protecting you in the event of an accident or claim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
DEF

Document délivré par une compagnie d'assurance ou pour son compte, constatant l'existence d'une garantie provisoire, avant l'établissement de la police d'assurance.

CONT

L'effet de la note de couverture varie suivant les hypothèses. [...] Tantôt la note de couverture constate simplement un accord provisoire, d'une durée limitée, réalisé le plus souvent par l'agent, en attendant la réponse que l'assureur fera à la proposition de l'assuré : si cette réponse est positive, une police viendra, [...] se substituera à la note.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

Compromiso aceptado por un asegurador por el que concede a un asegurado, durante cierto tiempo, una cobertura de riesgo antes de la formalización del contrato de seguro definitivo.

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Record 2 2024-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Criminology
CONT

With the benefits of travelling solo, the question of security still remains an important issue. However, this too has two solutions. The first is to try and crime proof oneself and the second is to choose the destinations that are safe for travelling alone. When it comes to crime-proofing, it is advisable to learn some kind of martial arts like judo or karate. There are three main tricks of the trade — never hitchhike; do not easily trust anyone and do not indulge into drinking. If these three principles are followed then it becomes relatively safe for women to travel outdoors all alone.

Key term(s)
  • crimeproof oneself
  • crime-proof oneself

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Criminologie
CONT

Une fois à l'étranger. Soyez prudent. Même si vous vous sentez en sécurité dans votre pays de destination, il est essentiel de vous protéger contre le crime : Demeurez vigilant et à l'affût de ce qui se passe autour de vous. Réduisez au maximum votre consommation d'alcool; ne consommez pas et ne transportez pas de stupéfiants, et ne vous impliquez pas dans leur trafic. Faites vous-même vos valises et ne les laissez jamais sans surveillance. Ne traversez jamais la frontière avec des articles, pas même une enveloppe, pour une autre personne.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-02-08

English

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

... a mine-owner failed to employ a safety appliance designed to prevent coal from falling down the mine-shaft into the cage.... "where the negligence of the employer consists of what I may call a fault of omission, I think it is absolutely necessary that the proof of that fault of omission should be one of two kinds, either-to show that the thing which he did not do was a thing which was commonly done by other persons in like circumstances or-to show that it was a thing which was so obviously wanted that it would be folly in anyone to neglect to provide it. "

French

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

[...] le propriétaire d'une mine n'avait pas installé un dispositif de sécurité destiné à empêcher le minerai de charbon de tomber dans le puits de la mine. [...] «Lorsque la négligence de l'employeur consiste en ce que je pourrais qualifier de faute d'omission, il est absolument nécessaire, à mon avis, que la preuve de cette faute d'omission démontre l'une de deux choses : soit que l'omission en question constituait un acte accompli habituellement par d'autres personnes dans les mêmes circonstances, soit que la nécessité de cet acte était si évidente que l'omettre constituerait de l'inconscience».

OBS

faute d'omission; faute par omission : 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 4 2015-08-24

English

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

... whether we like it or not, the law, which only Parliament can change, requires proof of fault causing damage as the basis of liability in tort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Key term(s)
  • fondement de la responsabilité civile délictuelle

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
CONT

Like the blueprint, the imposition proof(or layout proof) is mainly intended for checking the content and completeness of the elements of printing copy.

OBS

In contrast to a blueprint, this proof is in color, although the colors are not binding. Large-format inkjet printers are mainly used for printing imposition proofs of this kind today.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
DEF

Épreuve tirée pour vérifier l'imposition du document à imprimer avant de fabriquer une plaque ou de procéder à l'impression.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

In all OWA [other wrongful act] claims, the standard for proof of causation and the assessment of compensation within the compensation rules is the standard applied by the courts in like matters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Dans toutes les réclamations relatives à un AAF (autre acte fautif), le critère pour la preuve de causalité et l'évaluation de l'indemnisation selon les règles d'indemnisation est la norme appliquée par les tribunaux pour des affaires semblables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
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Record 7 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

Said of a coin having a surface as flawless and brilliant, or nearly so, as a proof due to the fact that it is-one of the first coins struck with fresh, new dies;-one of the coins struck from dies originally intended for proofs, then converted to ordinary coinage; or-one of the coins deliberately struck to resemble a proof but struck only once, like an ordinary coin, a highly polished blank being struck with highly polished dies. Coins so produced are sold to collectors as above-average specimens.

OBS

The practice of striking special sets of coins using this method first began in Canada in 1953. Actually, the term "proof-like" was first used by a Toronto coin dealer, James E. Charlton, around 1954, as a descriptive for what the RCM had labelled publicly as "uncirculated". Even if the term was eventually widely accepted, the Mint never adopted it and has continued to use "uncirculated".

OBS

See related term: uncirculated (1949-1952).

Key term(s)
  • proof like

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
DEF

Any proof pulled from type on a proofing press or from a plate without makeready showing what the material proofed looks like.

OBS

Rough proofs are usually pulled for identification purposes only, before filing away type galleys or engravings for storage. Also, an in-house proof pulled to check the work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
CONT

L'épreuve en première est le premier tirage fait sur une feuille de papier avec la composition telle qu'elle sort des mains du compositeur typographe ou telle qu'elle se présente en sortie de machine composeuse-fondeuse. L'épreuve est obtenue par encrage au rouleau à main et impression au taquoir ou à la presse à épreuve. Destinée à la correction en première, cette épreuve ne franchit pas les portes de l'imprimerie.

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