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HARD LAW [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soft perimeter
1, record 1, English, soft%20perimeter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soft security perimeter 2, record 1, English, soft%20security%20perimeter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The devices used to define a soft perimeter vary. Because the perimeter is soft, it does not limit access the same as the hard perimeter. As such, the soft perimeter may use standard traffic control devices in conjunction with law enforcement support to control access. For the G-20 Summit, the soft perimeter allowed pedestrian traffic as well as public transportation(i. e., buses, taxis, and functional needs transportation services) to enter through checkpoints. 1, record 1, English, - soft%20perimeter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- périmètre souple
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9rim%C3%A8tre%20souple
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- périmètre de sécurité souple 1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9rim%C3%A8tre%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20souple
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- elastic collision law
1, record 2, English, elastic%20collision%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elastic collision law. An important detail which has not been discussed carefully enough in the literature is the collision law for particle–particle and particle–wall collisions in the presence of a deforming particle shape or deforming wall. The collision law that we use is an elastic one, in the following sense : linear andangular momentum are conserved, and the direction of the relative normal surface-to-surface velocityv[ cross-radial] at the point ofcontact is reversed upon collision(but the magnitude is unchanged). It is most convenient to consider binary collisions only and then just take the limit that the ‘‘mass’’ of a hard wall goes to infinity. 1, record 2, English, - elastic%20collision%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loi du choc élastique
1, record 2, French, %20loi%20du%20choc%20%C3%A9lastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle «élastique» un processus dans lequel l’énergie cinétique est conservée. Par choc élastique, un neutron est néanmoins ralenti (sauf éventuellement dans le domaine thermique) car le noyau cible, pratiquement immobile initialement, encaisse un certain recul au cours du choc; nous verrons que le ralentissement élastique est surtout efficace si les collisions ont lieu sur les noyaux légers. 1, record 2, French, - %20loi%20du%20choc%20%C3%A9lastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- covenant marriage
1, record 3, English, covenant%20marriage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - covenant%20marriage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mariage covenant
1, record 3, French, mariage%20covenant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - mariage%20covenant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «covenant de droit» (covenant in law). 2, record 3, French, - mariage%20covenant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-10-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hard case
1, record 4, English, hard%20case
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... involving equities that tempt a judge to stretch or even disregard a principle of law at issue-hence the expression "Hard cases make bad law". 1, record 4, English, - hard%20case
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- situation pénible
1, record 4, French, situation%20p%C3%A9nible
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pénible : Qui cause de la douleur ou de l'ennui; qui est moralement difficile. 1, record 4, French, - situation%20p%C3%A9nible
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-09-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hard cases make bad law 1, record 5, English, hard%20cases%20make%20bad%20law
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hard case : A lawsuit involving equities that tempt a judge to stretch or even disregard a principle of law at issue-hence the expression "Hard cases make bad law". 1, record 5, English, - hard%20cases%20make%20bad%20law
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- les situations pénibles engendrent une jurisprudence boiteuse
1, record 5, French, les%20situations%20p%C3%A9nibles%20engendrent%20une%20jurisprudence%20boiteuse
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pénible : Qui cause de la peine, de la douleur ou de l'ennui; qui est moralement difficile 2, record 5, French, - les%20situations%20p%C3%A9nibles%20engendrent%20une%20jurisprudence%20boiteuse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hard law 1, record 6, English, hard%20law
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- règle impérative
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A8gle%20imp%C3%A9rative
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Leyes y documentos jurídicos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- normativa dura
1, record 6, Spanish, normativa%20dura
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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