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WHEREAS CLAUSE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- formal motion
1, record 1, English, formal%20motion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Resolution.-A formal motion that usually includes reasons as "whereas" clauses and actions as "resolved" clause(s). It's a formal form for a motion. 2, record 1, English, - formal%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- motion de forme
1, record 1, French, motion%20de%20forme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- motion officielle 2, record 1, French, motion%20officielle
correct, feminine noun
- motion réglementaire 3, record 1, French, motion%20r%C3%A9glementaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motion portant sur la façon de statuer sur une motion de fond ou sur la procédure de l'Assemblée. 4, record 1, French, - motion%20de%20forme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- moción de forma
1, record 1, Spanish, moci%C3%B3n%20de%20forma
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moción que tiende a variar el estilo de texto de una moción de fondo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - moci%C3%B3n%20de%20forma
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- breach of a fundamental term
1, record 2, English, breach%20of%20a%20fundamental%20term
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before recent developments with respect to exclusion and similar clauses, it might have been said that a clause that purported to exclude liability for breaches of conditions and warranties did not effectively exclude liability for breaches of a fundamental term :whereas a fundamental breach, which might nonetheless have been equated with a breach of condition, albeit no a breach of warranty fell within the ambit of the exclusion clause, so that the innocent party was deprived of any remedy. 2, record 2, English, - breach%20of%20a%20fundamental%20term
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fundamental term breach
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- violation d'une clause fondamentale
1, record 2, French, violation%20d%27une%20clause%20fondamentale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
violation d'une clause fondamentale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - violation%20d%27une%20clause%20fondamentale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law on Use of Air Space
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- resolving clause
1, record 3, English, resolving%20clause
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the decisional output of a formal meeting of an international organization is likely to be : a resolution, which is a formal expression of the collective opinion or will of an international organization, including preambular clauses(typically beginning with "whereas") which explain the background, circumstances and reasons for the decisions found in the subsequent resolving clause(s), which set forth the decision(s) reached by the meeting... 1, record 3, English, - resolving%20clause
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit aérien
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dispositif
1, record 3, French, dispositif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les réunions formelles des organisations internationales aboutissent le plus souvent à l'adoption : de résolutions, expression officielle de l'opinion ou de la volonté collective d'une organisation internationale, qui comprennent un préambule (dont les paragraphes commencent souvent par «considérant») expliquant la genèse, les circonstances et les raisons des décisions exposées dans le dispositif, qui contient les décisions de la réunion [...] 1, record 3, French, - dispositif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho aeronáutico
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cláusula dispositiva
1, record 3, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20dispositiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la decisión final adoptada por una reunión oficial de una organización internacional suele ser: una resolución que constituye la expresión formal de la opinión o voluntad colectiva de una organización internacional, que incluye un preámbulo (cuyas cláusulas suelen ser los "considerandos") en el que se explican los antecedentes, las circunstancias y las razones que motivan las decisiones que figuran en las cláusulas dispositivas que siguen, en las que se exponen las decisiones adoptadas por la reunión [...] 2, record 3, Spanish, - cl%C3%A1usula%20dispositiva
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- whereas clause
1, record 4, English, whereas%20clause
correct, noun phrase
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The whereas clause is used in recitals. The plain English alternative to "whereas" is "as", according to Robert C. Dick, in Legal Drafting in Plain Language, Third ed., p. 146. 2, record 4, English, - whereas%20clause
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- considérant
1, record 4, French, consid%C3%A9rant
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- attendu 1, record 4, French, attendu
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
motif d'un arrêt, d'un décret, d'un jugement, d'une requête. 1, record 4, French, - consid%C3%A9rant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos jurídicos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- considerando
1, record 4, Spanish, considerando
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las razones que apoyan o sirven de fundamento al texto de una ley o a una sentencia, auto, decreto o resolución. 2, record 4, Spanish, - considerando
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Recibe dicho nombre por ser ésta la palabra con que comienza. 2, record 4, Spanish, - considerando
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