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WITNESS POST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surveying
- Mining Rights and Concessions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boundary post 1, record 1, English, boundary%20post
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legal post, excluding a corner post and a witness post, marking the boundary of a claim or a plot of land that is being staked with the purpose of making it a claim. 1, record 1, English, - boundary%20post
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arpentage
- Droit minier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- borne de délimitation
1, record 1, French, borne%20de%20d%C3%A9limitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Borne légale, autre qu'une borne d'angle ou une borne témoin, marquant les lignes de délimitation d'un claim ou d'une parcelle de terre qui est jalonnée afin d'en faire un claim. 1, record 1, French, - borne%20de%20d%C3%A9limitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- witness post
1, record 2, English, witness%20post
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the locator of a mineral claim may set up a witness post on the location line as near as possible to where post No. 2 should have been placed... 1, record 2, English, - witness%20post
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- borne témoin
1, record 2, French, borne%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le localisateur peut poser une borne témoin sur la ligne d'emplacement aussi près que possible de l'endroit où la borne d'emplacement no 2 aurait dû être placée [...] 1, record 2, French, - borne%20t%C3%A9moin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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