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HAVE WIDE DISCRETION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- statutory standard
1, record 1, English, statutory%20standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the courts have struggled to interpret what Congress meant by these words, as they are not defined in the 1934 Act, there is no doubt that "the statutory standard... leaves wide discretion and calls for imaginative interpretation. " 2, record 1, English, - statutory%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- norme d'origine législative
1, record 1, French, norme%20d%27origine%20l%C3%A9gislative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- norme prévue par la loi 2, record 1, French, norme%20pr%C3%A9vue%20par%20la%20loi
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- norma legal
1, record 1, Spanish, norma%20legal
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-01-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- have wide discretion 1, record 2, English, have%20wide%20discretion
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avoir toute latitude 1, record 2, French, avoir%20toute%20latitude
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- avoir toute la latitude voulue 2, record 2, French, avoir%20toute%20la%20latitude%20voulue
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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