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IMPLIED AUTHORITY [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proceeding
1, record 1, English, proceeding
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- proceedings 2, record 1, English, proceedings
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A matter, cause or action, whether civil or criminal, before the court. 3, record 1, English, - proceeding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Proceeding" is a word much used to express the business done in courts. A proceeding in court is an act done by the authority or direction of the court, express or implied. It is more comprehensive than the word "action, "but it may include in its general sense all steps taken or measures adopted in the prosecution or defense of an action, including the pleadings and judgment. 4, record 1, English, - proceeding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
proceeding; proceedings: In reference to the business done by tribunals of all kinds, "the proceeding" and "the proceedings" are interchangeable. 5, record 1, English, - proceeding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
to adjourn a proceeding, to suspend a proceeding 6, record 1, English, - proceeding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
adjournment of a proceeding, adjournment of proceedings 6, record 1, English, - proceeding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédure
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9dure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instance 2, record 1, French, instance
correct, feminine noun
- procédures 3, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9dures
avoid, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
procédure; procédures : Le terme «procédure» s'emploie habituellement au singulier, […] comme terme collectif pour désigner l'ensemble des actes de procédure déposés par les parties dans un procès […] 4, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9dure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
ajourner une procédure, suspendre une procédure 5, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9dure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
ajournement d'une procédure, ajournement d'une instance 5, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9dure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- express actual authority
1, record 2, English, express%20actual%20authority
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... express actual authority: words or conduct communicated by principal to agent. 2, record 2, English, - express%20actual%20authority
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Freeman case, Willmer L. J. differentiated express actual authority from implied actual authority, an instance of the latter occurring if the agent in question had been appointed by the company of which he was a director to some office which carried with it authority to make such a contract of the kind involved on behalf of the company. 3, record 2, English, - express%20actual%20authority
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- autorité réelle expresse
1, record 2, French, autorit%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9elle%20expresse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-08-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- implied actual authority
1, record 3, English, implied%20actual%20authority
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Freeman case, Willmer LJ differentiated express actual authority from implied actual authority, an instance of the latter occurring if the agent... had been appointed by the company of which he was a director to some office which carried with it authority to make such a contract of the kind involved on behalf of the company. 1, record 3, English, - implied%20actual%20authority
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autorité réelle implicite
1, record 3, French, autorit%C3%A9%20r%C3%A9elle%20implicite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-06-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- implied warranty of authority
1, record 4, English, implied%20warranty%20of%20authority
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the agent will still be liable even without proof of fraud, for breach of the implied warranty of authority and this liability exists whether the "agent" is acting negligently, or in good faith and under the honest, but mistaken belief that he is contracting with the authority of another person, not on his own behalf as principal. 1, record 4, English, - implied%20warranty%20of%20authority
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- garantie implicite d'autorité
1, record 4, French, garantie%20implicite%20d%27autorit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-06-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- inferred authority
1, record 5, English, inferred%20authority
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- implied authority 2, record 5, English, implied%20authority
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With reference to the mode of its creation, an authority may be either express... implied(or inferred), implied in law, customary... or statutory.... 1, record 5, English, - inferred%20authority
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- autorité implicite
1, record 5, French, autorit%C3%A9%20implicite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- autorisation implicite 2, record 5, French, autorisation%20implicite
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-04-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ostensible authority
1, record 6, English, ostensible%20authority
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- apparent authority 2, record 6, English, apparent%20authority
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ostensible or apparent authority is the authority of an agent as it appears to others. 2, record 6, English, - ostensible%20authority
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This form of authority(implied authority) must be contrasted, therefore, with the apparent or ostensible authority possessed by some agents, resulting from conduct on the part of the principal which gives rise to an estoppel. 1, record 6, English, - ostensible%20authority
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- autorité apparente
1, record 6, French, autorit%C3%A9%20apparente
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2015-03-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- warranty of authority
1, record 7, English, warranty%20of%20authority
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the agent will still be liable even without proof of fraud, for breach of the implied warranty of authority and this liability exists whether the "agent" is acting negligently, or in good faith and under the honest, but mistaken belief that he is contracting with the authority of another person, not on his own behalf as principal. 1, record 7, English, - warranty%20of%20authority
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- garantie d'autorité
1, record 7, French, garantie%20d%27autorit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2013-04-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- peaceable possession
1, record 8, English, peaceable%20possession
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- peaceful possession 1, record 8, English, peaceful%20possession
correct
- quiet possession 1, record 8, English, quiet%20possession
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(T) here should be implied in every tenancy agreement a covenant which provides that neither the landlord nor anyone who has derived authority by, from or under him shall do or cause to be done any act which has the effect of interfering with the peaceable possession of the tenant, or the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of the tenant or members of his household.(Ontario Law Reform Commission, "Report on Landlord and Tenant Law", 1976, p. 96). 1, record 8, English, - peaceable%20possession
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- possession paisible
1, record 8, French, possession%20paisible
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
possession paisible : 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 8, French, - possession%20paisible
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2010-07-13
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Finance
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- general agent
1, record 9, English, general%20agent
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agent employed to conduct a particular trade or business, having implied or ostensible authority to do whatever is incidental to that trade or business. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 9, English, - general%20agent
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Finances
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- agent général
1, record 9, French, agent%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agent à qui une entreprise attribue le droit exclusif d'agir en son nom sur un territoire déterminé. 1, record 9, French, - agent%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un agent général peut être chargé de l'ensemble des opérations commerciales liées à la vente d'un produit, notamment des services qui en découlent : implantation sur les marchés, création d'un réseau de distribution et de vente, publicité, stockage, service après-vente, etc., suivant des modalités précisées dans un contrat. Il a généralement le statut de mandataire. 1, record 9, French, - agent%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Finanzas
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente general
1, record 9, Spanish, agente%20general
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2006-09-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- unauthorized use
1, record 10, English, unauthorized%20use
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Unauthorized use, "for purposes of determining liability of a credit cardholder, is use of a credit card by a person, other than the cardholder, who does not have actual, implied or apparent authority for such use and from which the cardholder receives no benefit. Unauthorized use of a credit card occurs when a card bearer is not authorized and where there is no proof that the bearer was cardholder's agent or that the cardholder ratified bearer's conduct. 2, record 10, English, - unauthorized%20use
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A fraudulent transaction could involve an invalid account number or a valid number with unauthorized use. 3, record 10, English, - unauthorized%20use
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- utilisation non autorisée
1, record 10, French, utilisation%20non%20autoris%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le titulaire d'une carte n'est pas responsable des pertes attribuables à des situations indépendantes de sa volonté. Ces situations comprennent, par exemple [...] l'utilisation non autorisée d'une carte et d'un NIP [numéro d'identification personnel] lorsqu'il incombait à l'émetteur de la carte d'empêcher une telle situation [...] 2, record 10, French, - utilisation%20non%20autoris%C3%A9e
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Par utilisation non autorisée, on entend les cas [...] qui sont initiés par une personne autre que le détenteur de la carte. 3, record 10, French, - utilisation%20non%20autoris%C3%A9e
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2003-05-08
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- implied authority 1, record 11, English, implied%20authority
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- autorisation tacite
1, record 11, French, autorisation%20tacite
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho del mar
Record 11, Main entry term, Spanish
- autorización implícita
1, record 11, Spanish, autorizaci%C3%B3n%20impl%C3%ADcita
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 11, Synonyms, Spanish
- autorización sobreentendida 1, record 11, Spanish, autorizaci%C3%B3n%20sobreentendida
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1993-11-10
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- unauthorized
1, record 12, English, unauthorized
correct, adjective
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... in relation to a signature or an endorsement, means a signature or an endorsement made without actual, implied or apparent authority, and includes a forgery. [Bank Act]. 1, record 12, English, - unauthorized
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- non autorisé
1, record 12, French, non%20autoris%C3%A9
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une signature ou un endossement, le fait d'être apposé ou effectué sans autorisation réelle, implicite ou apparente; s'entend également des faux. [Loi sur les banques]. 1, record 12, French, - non%20autoris%C3%A9
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1992-06-23
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- war powers resolution 1, record 13, English, war%20powers%20resolution
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The authority expressly granted by the Constitution implied from it or inherent in the duty of protecting the nation from its enemies. 2, record 13, English, - war%20powers%20resolution
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
War powers resolution limits the president’s ability to commit troops to combat. The president can use troops ... when congress has declared war, when congress has given him specific authority to do so, or when an attack on the United States or its military creates a national crisis. 3, record 13, English, - war%20powers%20resolution
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- résolution sur les pouvoirs de guerre
1, record 13, French, r%C3%A9solution%20sur%20les%20pouvoirs%20de%20guerre
feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pouvoirs au temps de guerre; pouvoirs exceptionnellement conférés au président des États-Unis pendant la durée d'un conflit. 1, record 13, French, - r%C3%A9solution%20sur%20les%20pouvoirs%20de%20guerre
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1985-12-12
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- breach of an implied warranty of authority
1, record 14, English, breach%20of%20an%20implied%20warranty%20of%20authority
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- acte pris par une autorité non compétente
1, record 14, French, acte%20pris%20par%20une%20autorit%C3%A9%20non%20comp%C3%A9tente
correct, masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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