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UNSOUNDNESS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lunatic
1, record 1, English, lunatic
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An insane person. One incapable from unsoundness of mind to control himself or his affairs. 2, record 1, English, - lunatic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne aliénée
1, record 1, French, personne%20ali%C3%A9n%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aliéné 2, record 1, French, ali%C3%A9n%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mental incompetence
1, record 2, English, mental%20incompetence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unsoundness of mind, lunacy, idiocy, imbecility. Inability to transact the ordinary affairs of life, to understand their nature and effect, and exercise the will in relation to them. 2, record 2, English, - mental%20incompetence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A person who has been adjudged to be mentally incompetent has no legal capacity and can only act through his guardian or Committee. 2, record 2, English, - mental%20incompetence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inhabilité d'ordre mental
1, record 2, French, inhabilit%C3%A9%20d%27ordre%20mental
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inhabilité (à témoigner) fondée sur l'incapacité mentale. 1, record 2, French, - inhabilit%C3%A9%20d%27ordre%20mental
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inhabilité d'ordre mental : 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). 2, record 2, French, - inhabilit%C3%A9%20d%27ordre%20mental
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- roaring
1, record 3, English, roaring
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
noisy respiration in a horse caused by paralysis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and atrophy of the muscles of the arytenoid cartilage on that side, occurring only during exercise and constituting an unsoundness in the horse. 1, record 3, English, - roaring
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cornage
1, record 3, French, cornage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cornage chronique 2, record 3, French, cornage%20chronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cornage, chez le cheval, est le plus fréquemment causé par la paralysie du nerf récurrent [...] qui dilate la glotte. 1, record 3, French, - cornage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vice rédhibitoire affectant la respiration d'un cheval. 2, record 3, French, - cornage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les six vices rédhibitoires qui s'appliquent à l'achat de chevaux de sang sont la boiterie, l'immobilité, la fluxion périodique des yeux, le tic (crib biting), l'emphysème pulmonaire et le cornage chronique. On désigne l'ensemble par le sigle B.I.F.T.E.C. qui est composé des lettres initiales de chacun des vices en question. 3, record 3, French, - cornage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- huélfago
1, record 3, Spanish, hu%C3%A9lfago
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
- Taxation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unsoundness 1, record 4, English, unsoundness
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unsoundness of the tax. 1, record 4, English, - unsoundness
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
- Fiscalité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vice de conception
1, record 4, French, vice%20de%20conception
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vice de conception de l'impôt. 1, record 4, French, - vice%20de%20conception
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hansard 1924, page 2668. 1, record 4, French, - vice%20de%20conception
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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