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THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- action for contribution
1, record 1, English, action%20for%20contribution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is no "existing right" upon which a third-party plaintiff could file an impleader action for contribution... 2, record 1, English, - action%20for%20contribution
Record 1, Key term(s)
- contribution action
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit commercial
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action en contribution
1, record 1, French, action%20en%20contribution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instance engagée pour rappeler un codébiteur à contribuer à la quittance de la dette. 2, record 1, French, - action%20en%20contribution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- third party
1, record 2, English, third%20party
correct, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One not a party to an agreement or to a transaction but who may have rights therein. 2, record 2, English, - third%20party
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the exercise of their mandate, the mandataries will act according to previous instructions of the grantor without being necessary to prove such circumstances to third parties, since it will always affect the relations between the grantor and the attorneys. 2, record 2, English, - third%20party
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In civil actions, a defendant, as a third-party plaintiff, may cause a summons to be served upon a person not a party to the action who is or may be liable to him for all or part of the plaintiff's claim against him. 3, record 2, English, - third%20party
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mis en cause
1, record 2, French, mis%20en%20cause
correct, masculine noun, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tiers 2, record 2, French, tiers
correct, masculine noun, Ontario
- tiers mis en cause 2, record 2, French, tiers%20mis%20en%20cause
correct, masculine noun, Ontario
- tierce partie 3, record 2, French, tierce%20partie
avoid, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mis en cause : Recommandation du Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du PAJLO. 4, record 2, French, - mis%20en%20cause
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] à l'occasion de la normalisation du Droit des biens, le gouvernement fédéral a choisi de laisser les gouvernements provinciaux établir la terminologie en ce domaine de droit privé qui relève de la compétence législative des provinces. Aussi, dans les Lois révisées du Canada de 1985, on retrouve [par ex.] dans la version française «biens meubles» et «biens immeubles» pour rendre «personal property» et «real property» et non les expressions normalisées «biens personnels» et «biens réels». 5, record 2, French, - mis%20en%20cause
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamento procesal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tercero
1, record 2, Spanish, tercero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que no es parte de un trato, pleito o incidente, pero que puede tener derechos en ellos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tercero
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si se constituye mandatario a un menor adulto o a una mujer casada, los actos ejecutados por el mandatario serán válidos respecto de terceros en cuanto obliguen a éstos y al mandante; [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - tercero
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