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Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federalism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cooperative federalism
1, record 1, English, cooperative%20federalism
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Canadian constitutional law, cooperative federalism is understood as both a descriptive concept and a legal principle.... As a legal principle, it serves as a guide for constitutional interpretation in division of powers cases. Cooperative federalism is to be "given due weight", meaning that sections 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867 should be read to allow for "interplay, indeed overlap" between spheres of federal and provincial authority and to favour "the application of valid rules adopted by governments at both levels" over enforcing strict jurisdictional silos. 2, record 1, English, - cooperative%20federalism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the political science principle of the same name, which refers to a network of relationships of various kinds among different levels of government. 3, record 1, English, - cooperative%20federalism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fédéralisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fédéralisme coopératif
1, record 1, French, f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20coop%C3%A9ratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est par ailleurs établi que le fédéralisme coopératif, qui atténue le fédéralisme dualiste canadien, fonde une préférence des tribunaux envers l'intégration des régimes législatifs des deux ordres de gouvernement et la coopération entre ces derniers, ce qui revient nécessairement à interpréter les règles en matière de partage des compétences de manière plus souple. 2, record 1, French, - f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20coop%C3%A9ratif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le principe de science politique du même nom qui renvoie à un faisceau de rapports de toute nature liant entre eux les différents ordres de gouvernements. 3, record 1, French, - f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ralisme%20coop%C3%A9ratif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Transportation
- Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unique load
1, record 2, English, unique%20load
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vehicle, empty or loaded, that requires special authority for movement because it exceeds the dimensions or weight imposed by regulations. 2, record 2, English, - unique%20load
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unique load: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designation officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 3, record 2, English, - unique%20load
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport militaire
- Législation et réglementation (Transports)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- charge excédentaire
1, record 2, French, charge%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Véhicule qui, vide ou chargé, dépasse les dimensions ou le poids réglementaire et requiert donc une autorisation spéciale avant de pouvoir se déplacer. 2, record 2, French, - charge%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charge excédentaire : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 2, French, - charge%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- insufficiency of consideration
1, record 3, English, insufficiency%20of%20consideration
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The view urged by defendant and supported by the weight of authority draws no distinction between a three-party case where the new promise to pay additional compensation comes from a stranger to the original contract and a two-party case where that promise comes from the original promisor. There is an insufficiency of consideration, the courts adhering to the prevailing view say, since the performance or promise to perform does not involve a detriment to the promisee. 2, record 3, English, - insufficiency%20of%20consideration
Record 3, Key term(s)
- consideration insufficiency
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- insuffisance de la contrepartie
1, record 3, French, insuffisance%20de%20la%20contrepartie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
insuffisance de la contrepartie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - insuffisance%20de%20la%20contrepartie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-05-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- right of subjacent support
1, record 4, English, right%20of%20subjacent%20support
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- subjacent support 1, record 4, English, subjacent%20support
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rationale that there is no right to support for a building or the additional weight which the building causes is that the right to support is a natural right and any structure artificially imposed upon the land does not itself so exist. It has been suggested, however, that in some circumstances the right to subjacent support might be extended to the use of the surface in more than its natural condition. There is authority in the United States that(as contrasted with the right of lateral support) the right of subjacent support extends "to all superincumbent pressures existing on the date when the subjacent estate is severed from the surface".(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 954-955) 1, record 4, English, - right%20of%20subjacent%20support
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Subjacent support is the right of land to be supported by the land which lies under it. (Black, 5th, p. 1291) 1, record 4, English, - right%20of%20subjacent%20support
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- droit d'appui sous-jacent
1, record 4, French, droit%20d%27appui%20sous%2Djacent
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- droit d'appui tréfoncier 1, record 4, French, droit%20d%27appui%20tr%C3%A9foncier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le premier équivalent est générique. Le second, spécifique, vise plus précisément les cas d'appui venant du sous-sol, notamment dans le cas d'exploitations minières, de canalisations souterraines. 1, record 4, French, - droit%20d%27appui%20sous%2Djacent
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
droit d'appui sous-jacent; droit d'appui tréfoncier : 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). 2, record 4, French, - droit%20d%27appui%20sous%2Djacent
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-04-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- privity of estate
1, record 5, English, privity%20of%20estate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While there is difference of opinion as to what constitutes privity of estate in relationships outside of that of landlord and tenant, the weight of authority is to the effect that there is privity of estate when the fact of succession is found to have taken place between covenantor and covenantee, as in a grant of an estate in land made by one of the parties to the other. The modern rule seems to be that either mutuality or succession of interrelationship to the same rights of property creates that privity of estate necessary to enable a covenant to run with the land.(Cartwright, 1972, p. 729). 1, record 5, English, - privity%20of%20estate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- connexité de domaine
1, record 5, French, connexit%C3%A9%20de%20domaine
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relations existant entre les parties comme cédant et cessionnaire du droit de détention du bien. 2, record 5, French, - connexit%C3%A9%20de%20domaine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Equivalent codé qui vise la connexité d'intérêts du fait d'un domaine. 3, record 5, French, - connexit%C3%A9%20de%20domaine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
connexité de domaine : 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). 4, record 5, French, - connexit%C3%A9%20de%20domaine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-09-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Loads and Loading (Motor Vehicles)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- maximum authorized axle weight 1, record 6, English, maximum%20authorized%20axle%20weight
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Weight calculated by the administrative authority taking into account, in particular, the strength of roads and road constructions. 1, record 6, English, - maximum%20authorized%20axle%20weight
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Poids et charges (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- poids maximal autorisé sous les roues d'un essieu
1, record 6, French, poids%20maximal%20autoris%C3%A9%20sous%20les%20roues%20d%27un%20essieu
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poids déterminé par l'autorité administrative, compte tenu, en particulier, de la résistance des routes et des ouvrages d'art. 1, record 6, French, - poids%20maximal%20autoris%C3%A9%20sous%20les%20roues%20d%27un%20essieu
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cargas y carga/descarga (Vehículos automotores)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- masa máxima autorizada por eje
1, record 6, Spanish, masa%20m%C3%A1xima%20autorizada%20por%20eje
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-10-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Health Law
- Family Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- parens patriae doctrine
1, record 7, English, parens%20patriae%20doctrine
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- doctrine of parens patriae 2, record 7, English, doctrine%20of%20parens%20patriae
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] counsel for the Canadian Mental Health Association contended that the weight of authority in the United States is to the effect that there is no inherent jurisdiction in state courts, either by way of the parens patriae doctrine or otherwise, to order the sterilization of persons found to be mentally incompetent. 3, record 7, English, - parens%20patriae%20doctrine
Record 7, Key term(s)
- parens patriae
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit de la santé
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- doctrine parens patriae
1, record 7, French, doctrine%20parens%20patriae
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- théorie parens patriae 2, record 7, French, th%C3%A9orie%20parens%20patriae
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'extension de la doctrine parens patriae [...] ne devrait pas être considérée comme une sanction implicite du droit de l'enfant d'intenter une poursuite contre sa mère en raison des «choix de mode de vie» qu'elle a faits pendant sa grossesse. 3, record 7, French, - doctrine%20parens%20patriae
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-05-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- tack
1, record 8, English, tack
correct, verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Tacking:) The term is applied especially to the process of making out title to land by adverse possession, when the present occupant and claimant has not been in possession for the full statutory period, but adds or "tacks" to his own possession that of previous occupants under whom he claims.... (Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1302). 2, record 8, English, - tack
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
By weight of authority, however, the two possessions will be tacked if it appears that the adverse possessor actually turned over possession of that part as well as of that portion of the land expressly included in his deed.("American Law of Property", Vol. III, p. 815). 2, record 8, English, - tack
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- joindre
1, record 8, French, joindre
correct, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut dire par ex., «joindre les deux possessions» ou «joindre sa possession à celle d'un autre». 2, record 8, French, - joindre
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
joindre : 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). 3, record 8, French, - joindre
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2004-02-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- dry standard cubic meter
1, record 9, English, dry%20standard%20cubic%20meter
correct, United States
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
- dscm 1, record 9, English, dscm
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- dry standard cubic metre 2, record 9, English, dry%20standard%20cubic%20metre
correct, Great Britain
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dry standard cubic meters(dscm) : Concentration of contaminants in gases emitted from sources(such as cement kilns) are generally expressed as a weight of that material per a volume of gas. Emissions from sources often contain water vapor from evaporation of water in the processed material or as water from combustion of hydrocarbons. This amount varies from source to source and at variable temperatures from source to source. To make an emission rate meaningful for comparison to another source or to a permit limit, the emission rate must be stated as a weight per(dry) gas at standard conditions. The specific standard conditions are set by the applicable authority, often a national laboratory group. 3, record 9, English, - dry%20standard%20cubic%20meter
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[The] MTEC (Maximum Theoretical Emissions Concentration) [is] calculated by dividing the feedrate by the stack gas flowrate and is expressed as micrograms per dry standard cubic meter (µg/dscm). 4, record 9, English, - dry%20standard%20cubic%20meter
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Stack testing has determined that PAHs are detected in a facility’s stack gases at concentrations (g per dry standard cubic metre of gas) ... 2, record 9, English, - dry%20standard%20cubic%20meter
Record 9, Key term(s)
- dry standard cubic meter
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- mètre cube normalisé à sec
1, record 9, French, m%C3%A8tre%20cube%20normalis%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20sec
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- mètre cube standard à sec 2, record 9, French, m%C3%A8tre%20cube%20standard%20%C3%A0%20sec
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tests effectués à la sortie des cheminées ont déterminé la présence d'HAP dans les gaz émis (en grammes par mètre cube normalisé de gaz à sec) [...] 1, record 9, French, - m%C3%A8tre%20cube%20normalis%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20sec
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] mg/dscm (milligrammes par mètre cube standard à sec) [...] 2, record 9, French, - m%C3%A8tre%20cube%20normalis%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20sec
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-04-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Loads and Loading (Motor Vehicles)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- authorized towed weight 1, record 10, English, authorized%20towed%20weight
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Towed weight determined by the administrative authority, taking into account the characteristics of the tractor vehicle and the traffic conditions. 1, record 10, English, - authorized%20towed%20weight
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Poids et charges (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- poids tractable autorisé 1, record 10, French, poids%20tractable%20autoris%C3%A9
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poids tractable déterminé par l'autorité administrative, compte tenu des caractéristiques du véhicule tracteur et des conditions de la circulation. 1, record 10, French, - poids%20tractable%20autoris%C3%A9
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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