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CAPRICIOUS MANNER [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- perverse or capricious manner
1, record 1, English, perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
perverse or capricious manner : CUB Glossary, Employment and Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, English, - perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- façon absurde ou arbitraire
1, record 1, French, fa%C3%A7on%20absurde%20ou%20arbitraire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 2, record 1, French, - fa%C3%A7on%20absurde%20ou%20arbitraire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
façon absurde ou arbitraire : Lexique CUB, Emploi et Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, French, - fa%C3%A7on%20absurde%20ou%20arbitraire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-05-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Rules of Court
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disturb an order
1, record 2, English, disturb%20an%20order
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the act gives the [British Columbia Securities Commission] a broad discretion to make orders that it considers to be in the public interest. Thus, a reviewing court should not disturb an order of the Commission unless the Commission has made some error in principle in exercising its discretion or has exercised its discretion in a capricious or vexatious manner. 2, record 2, English, - disturb%20an%20order
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Règles de procédure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- modifier une ordonnance
1, record 2, French, modifier%20une%20ordonnance
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la loi donne à la [British Columbia Securities Commission] un vaste pouvoir discrétionnaire de rendre les ordonnances qu'elle estime dans l'intérêt public. En conséquence, un tribunal qui siège en révision ne devrait pas modifier une ordonnance rendue par la [British Columbia Securities Commission], sauf si celle‑ci a commis une erreur de principe dans l'exercice de son pouvoir discrétionnaire ou si elle l'a exercé d'une façon arbitraire ou vexatoire. 2, record 2, French, - modifier%20une%20ordonnance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-04-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- erroneous finding of fact made in a perverse or capricious manner
1, record 3, English, erroneous%20finding%20of%20fact%20made%20in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Federal Court Act. 1, record 3, English, - erroneous%20finding%20of%20fact%20made%20in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 3, English, - erroneous%20finding%20of%20fact%20made%20in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- conclusion de fait erronée, tirée de façon abusive ou arbitraire
1, record 3, French, conclusion%20de%20fait%20erron%C3%A9e%2C%20tir%C3%A9e%20de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi sur la Cour fédérale. 1, record 3, French, - conclusion%20de%20fait%20erron%C3%A9e%2C%20tir%C3%A9e%20de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 3, French, - conclusion%20de%20fait%20erron%C3%A9e%2C%20tir%C3%A9e%20de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-05-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- intortus
1, record 4, English, intortus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- in 1, record 4, English, in
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cirrus, the filaments of which are very irregularly curved and often seemingly entangled in a capricious manner. 2, record 4, English, - intortus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- intortus
1, record 4, French, intortus
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- in 1, record 4, French, in
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cirrus dont les filaments sont incurvés très irrégulièrement et semblent souvent enchevêtrés de façon capricieuse. 2, record 4, French, - intortus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- intortus
1, record 4, Spanish, intortus
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cirrus cuyos filamentos están curvados muy irregularmente y con frecuencia entremezclados caprichosamente. 1, record 4, Spanish, - intortus
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-06-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Phraseology
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- in a perverse or capricious manner
1, record 5, English, in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Phraséologie
- Droit judiciaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- de façon abusive ou arbitraire
1, record 5, French, de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Lexique douanes/accise, version de 1994. 2, record 5, French, - de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-03-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- in a capricious manner 1, record 6, English, in%20a%20capricious%20manner
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- de façon arbitraire 1, record 6, French, de%20fa%C3%A7on%20arbitraire
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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