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ENTER INTO LAW [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- misrepresentation of fact
1, record 1, English, misrepresentation%20of%20fact
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Misrepresentation of facts made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract, and on which the representee relies in doing so, is sanctioned by rescission of the contract and/or by damages at common law... 2, record 1, English, - misrepresentation%20of%20fact
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- assertion factuelle inexacte
1, record 1, French, assertion%20factuelle%20inexacte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
assertion factuelle inexacte : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - assertion%20factuelle%20inexacte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- encroachment agreement
1, record 2, English, encroachment%20agreement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is often a source of great surprise to property owners in older residential areas to discover that the front porch and steps of their house, which appear to be well set back from the curb, are in fact shown by the survey to be situated on the City street... In such situations, it is possible to enter into an encroachment agreement with the municipality.("Law Society of Upper Canada, Bar Admission Course, Real Estate and Landlord and Tenant", 1991-92, p. 11-2). 1, record 2, English, - encroachment%20agreement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- convention d'empiétement
1, record 2, French, convention%20d%27empi%C3%A9tement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- convention d'empiètement 2, record 2, French, convention%20d%27empi%C3%A8tement
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
empiètement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 2, French, - convention%20d%27empi%C3%A9tement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
convention d'empiétement : 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 2, French, - convention%20d%27empi%C3%A9tement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of occupancy
1, record 3, English, doctrine%20of%20occupancy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At common law, a tenant "pur autre vie" could not devise his estate by will and... it could not pass to his heirs by descent. On his death, however, the land did not revert to the grantor... and it did not escheat.... By reason of the rule that the freehold must never be vacant, the estate was completed by means of the doctrine of occupancy. If no one was entitled to enter into occupancy, any person who did enter into possession could hold the land during the life of the "cestui que vie" by right of occupancy....(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 156). 1, record 3, English, - doctrine%20of%20occupancy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- doctrine de l'occupation
1, record 3, French, doctrine%20de%20l%27occupation
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
doctrine de l'occupation : 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 3, French, - doctrine%20de%20l%27occupation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- International Law
- National and International Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- state
1, record 4, English, state
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person of international law that possesses : a permanent population; a defined territory; government; and capacity to enter into relations with the other states. 2, record 4, English, - state
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Definition derived from Article One of the Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, 26 December 1933 [AKA {also known as} Montevideo Convention]. 2, record 4, English, - state
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
state: term and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 3, record 4, English, - state
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Droit international
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- État
1, record 4, French, %C3%89tat
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne de droit international qui possède une population permanente, un territoire déterminé, un gouvernement et une capacité d'entrer en relation avec les autres États. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%89tat
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition dérivée de l’article premier de la Convention concernant les droits et devoirs des États, 26 décembre 1933 [appelée aussi Convention de Montevideo]. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%89tat
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
État : terme et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense; terme uniformisé par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%89tat
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-12-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- postnuptial contract
1, record 5, English, postnuptial%20contract
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- postnuptial agreement 2, record 5, English, postnuptial%20agreement
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Postnuptial contract.(a) Spouses who are legally married under the laws of this state may enter into a postnuptial contract or settlement which is valid and enforceable if it :...(b) A postnuptial contract or settlement that conforms with this section may determine all matters that may be determined by an antenuptial contract or settlement under the law of this state, except that a postnuptial contract or settlement may not determine the rights of any child of the spouses to child support from either spouse or rights of child custody. 3, record 5, English, - postnuptial%20contract
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An antenuptial contract is an agreement in contemplation of marriage, whereas a postnuptial contract is generally one in contemplation of separation. The former is providing and planning for a union of interest with some property modifications; the latter for a complete disunion of all domestic and property interests." 4, record 5, English, - postnuptial%20contract
Record 5, Key term(s)
- post-nuptial contract
- post-nuptial agreement
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- contrat post-marital
1, record 5, French, contrat%20post%2Dmarital
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- entente post-maritale 1, record 5, French, entente%20post%2Dmaritale
correct, feminine noun
- accord post-marital 1, record 5, French, accord%20post%2Dmarital
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Convention intervenue entre deux personnes engagées dans le mariage afin d'adopter des mesures jugées nécessaires quant aux biens et aux propriétés qu'elles possèdent après leur séparation ou leur divorce. 1, record 5, French, - contrat%20post%2Dmarital
Record 5, Key term(s)
- contrat postmarital
- entente postmaritale
- accord postmarital
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-11-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- covenant marriage
1, record 6, English, covenant%20marriage
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optional form of marriage which is harder to enter and harder to leave than the usual sort. It requires pre-marital counselling, and it allows divorce only under tight conditions : abandonment, two years separation, adultery, physical or sexual abuse, or if a spouse gets sentenced in court to hard labour or death. Concept passed into law in Louisiana on August 15, 1997. 2, record 6, English, - covenant%20marriage
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mariage covenant
1, record 6, French, mariage%20covenant
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un mariage covenant entre un homme et une femme, certains principes essentiels sont indispensables et intégrés à cette relation en raison de la nature même des deux sexes, que l'on qualifie parfois de genres, en présence. Il n'existe que deux genres hétérosexuels, l'homme et la femme, et non pas trois ou cinq. 1, record 6, French, - mariage%20covenant
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «covenant de droit» (covenant in law). 2, record 6, French, - mariage%20covenant
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-11-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
- Maritime Law
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Bartlett Act
1, record 7, English, Bartlett%20Act
correct, United States
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In 1964, Congress passed the Bartlett Act(Pub. L. No 88-308, 78 Stat. 194) which excluded foreign vessels from fishing within the United States’ territorial sea, defined as all ocean waters within three miles from the coast. Two years later, Congress passed the Contiguous Fisheries Zone Act(Pub. L. No. 89-658, 80 Stat. 908), which created a nine-mile contiguous zone extending out from the three-mile limit, from which foreign fishing vessels would be excluded. These acts and treaties failed to protect U. S. fisheries as they were intended to. The Bartlett Act provided no authority for federal management measures, limiting the federal government's role to data collection and law enforcement against foreign fishers. Other nations also found their fisheries to be suffering, as most treaties provided no means of enforcement against nations who had not chosen to enter into an agreement. As a result, several countries moved to extend the area of their marine jurisdiction. By 1975, of the parties involved in ongoing law-of-the-sea negotiations, sixty nations including the United States, favored a twelve-mile territorial sea and a two-hundred-mile resource conservation zone. 1, record 7, English, - Bartlett%20Act
Record 7, Key term(s)
- Twelve Mile Fishery jurisdiction
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
- Droit maritime
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Bartlett Act
1, record 7, French, Bartlett%20Act
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Key term(s)
- Loi instituant une zone de pêche de 12 milles
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-02-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- agency of cohabitation
1, record 8, English, agency%20of%20cohabitation
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- agency from cohabitation 2, record 8, English, agency%20from%20cohabitation
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In English contract law, the expression ’agency of cohabitation’ is... used to mean that in certain circumstances cohabitation entitles a person to enter into certain legal transactions which will bind his or her cohabitee. 1, record 8, English, - agency%20of%20cohabitation
Record 8, Key term(s)
- cohabitation agency
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mandat du fait de la cohabitation
1, record 8, French, mandat%20du%20fait%20de%20la%20cohabitation
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-03-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Language Problems (General)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- enter into by law
1, record 9, English, enter%20into%20by%20law
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Powers and duties of directors... The directors of an association may administer the affairs of the association in all things, and make or cause to be made for the association, any description of contract that the association may, by law, enter into. 2, record 9, English, - enter%20into%20by%20law
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes de langue (Généralités)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- légalement conclure 1, record 9, French, l%C3%A9galement%20conclure
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pouvoirs et fonctions des administrateurs [...] Les administrateurs d'une association peuvent, en toutes choses, diriger ses affaires, et passer ou faire passer, pour l'association tout contrat que l'association peut légalement conclure. 1, record 9, French, - l%C3%A9galement%20conclure
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-04-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- defective chattel
1, record 10, English, defective%20chattel
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the owner-driver was held liable to a child who fell through some defective floorboards and was run over, on the ground that the cause of the accident was not the negligent driving but the dangerous floorboards, for which the owner was responsible as the occupier of the automobile. Mr. Justice Aylesworth stated that "the statute does not provide an exemption from common law liability upon the owner of defective premises or in this case defective chattels, where injury arises from that defect known or which ought to be known to the owner of the chattel and when the person injured has been invited to enter into or on the chattel. " 1, record 10, English, - defective%20chattel
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- chatel défectueux
1, record 10, French, chatel%20d%C3%A9fectueux
proposal, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- bien meuble défectueux 2, record 10, French, bien%20meuble%20d%C3%A9fectueux
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le conducteur propriétaire a été tenu responsable envers un enfant qui était tombé au travers d'un plancher défectueux et avait été écrasé, au motif non que l'accident était dû à sa négligence mais que le plancher était dangereux, et qu'il était responsable à titre d'occupant de l'automobile. Le juge Aylesworth a déclaré que «la loi ne soustrait pas le propriétaire de lieux défectueux ou, en l'occurrence, de biens mobiliers défectueux, à la responsabilité que lui impose la common law, lorsque les blessures sont dues aux vices que le propriétaire du bien connaissait ou aurait dû connaître, et que la personne blessée a été invitée à pénétrer dans ou sur le bien en question». 3, record 10, French, - chatel%20d%C3%A9fectueux
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à l'occasion de la normalisation du Droit des biens, le gouvernement fédéral a choisi de laisser les gouvernements provinciaux établir la terminologie en ce domaine de droit privé qui relève de la compétence législative des provinces. Aussi, dans les Lois révisées du Canada de 1985, on retrouve [par ex.] dans la version française «biens meubles» et «biens immeubles» pour rendre «personal property» et «real property» et non les expressions normalisées «biens personnels» et «biens réels. 4, record 10, French, - chatel%20d%C3%A9fectueux
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«chatel» est l'équivalent de «chattel» normalisé dans le cadre du PAJLO. 1, record 10, French, - chatel%20d%C3%A9fectueux
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1989-02-06
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- defective premises
1, record 11, English, defective%20premises
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the owner-driver was held liable to a child who fell through some defective floorboards and was run over, on the ground that the cause of the accident was not the negligent driving but the dangerous floorboards, for which the owner was responsible as the occupier of the automobile. Mr. Justice Aylesworth stated that "the statute does not provide an exemption from common law liability upon the owner of defective premises or in this case defective chattels, where injury arises from that defect known or which ought to be known to the owner of the chattel and when the person injured has been invited to enter into or on the chattel. " 1, record 11, English, - defective%20premises
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- lieux défectueux
1, record 11, French, lieux%20d%C3%A9fectueux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le conducteur propriétaire a été tenu responsable envers un enfant qui était tombé au travers d'un plancher défectueux et avait été écrasé, au motif non que l'accident était dû à sa négligence mais que le plancher était dangereux, et qu'il était responsable à titre d'occupant de l'automobile. Le juge Aylesworth a déclaré que "la loi ne soustrait pas le propriétaire de lieux défectueux ou, en l'occurrence, de biens mobiliers défectueux, à la responsabilité que lui impose la common law, lorsque les blessures sont dues aux vices que le propriétaire du bien connaissait ou aurait dû connaître, et que la personne blessée a été invitée à pénétrer dans ou sur le bien en question. 2, record 11, French, - lieux%20d%C3%A9fectueux
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1987-11-13
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- enter as of right
1, record 12, English, enter%20as%20of%20right
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Persons entering as of right may be divided into, at least, two separate groups according to the nature of the right asserted by them. The first comprises broadly all lawful users of facilities open to the public.... The second group comprises those who enter private premises for a public purpose authorized by law. 1, record 12, English, - enter%20as%20of%20right
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- s'introduire de droit
1, record 12, French, s%27introduire%20de%20droit
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1987-06-02
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Treaties and Conventions
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- sponsion
1, record 13, English, sponsion
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In international law, an undertaking on behalf of his state by an official not specifically empowered to enter into it. 1, record 13, English, - sponsion
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Traités et alliances
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- sponsio
1, record 13, French, sponsio
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme latin employé, surtout autrefois, pour désigner un accord international conclu par qui n'en avait pas reçu pouvoir. 1, record 13, French, - sponsio
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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