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FOX 2 [4 records]

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Record 1 2015-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

A good overview of the essential ingredients to be proved in an action for nullity because of impotence was provided by Laidlaw J. A. in the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1944 : Rae v. Rae, [1944] 2 D. L. R. 604; summarized in Hardick(Fox v. Fox(1970), 3 F. L. R. 153(Ont.) ;(1) Impotence must exist at the time of the marriage...(2) the incapacity pleaded must be such as to render intercourse impractical...(3) the incapacity may stem from a "physical or mental or moral disability"... and(4) the impotence must be incurable...

OBS

impotence; impotency: can be used for a man or a woman.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
DEF

Inaptitude manifeste et apparente de l’homme ou de la femme à accomplir l’acte sexuel complet pour des raisons d’ordre physique ou psychologique.

OBS

impuissance : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

Pilot slang for a short-range missile attack.

Key term(s)
  • Fox Two

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

Code utilisé par les pilotes de l'US Air Force pour annoncer le lancement d'un missile.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture Industries
CONT

The front seat is finished in the same way as the muslin cover. The fabric is measured for the full width of the seat and then 5 inches are added on each side. The depth is measured from 5 inches in back of the fox edging to 2 inches below the bottom rail. The corners are cut out and sewed to form a box.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

1. interjection and noun : huntsman's cry to hounds on viewing fox. 2. verb intransitive and transitive : utter, indicate fox or urge hounds with this.

OBS

Also used in radionavigation.

CONT

The ship should inform that the aircraft is «tally-ho» over VHF.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Interjection (onomatopée). Cri du veneur à la vue du gibier

OBS

Vue que «tally-ho» est un terme de vocabulaire des opérations tactiques il est sans doute préférable de l'utiliser tel quel dans un contexte canadien. Autrement on pourrait peut-être traduire par «contact».

Spanish

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