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IMPOSSIBILITY EVENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statutes and Regulations (Air Transport)
- Air Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standard
1, record 1, English, standard
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as necessary for the safety or regularity of international air navigation and to which Contracting States will conform in accordance with the Convention; in the event of impossibility of compliance, notification to the Council is compulsory under Article 38 of the Convention. 2, record 1, English, - standard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
standard: term and definition standardized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 3, record 1, English, - standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réglementation et législation (Transp. aérien)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- norme
1, record 1, French, norme
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute spécification portant sur les caractéristiques physiques, la configuration, le matériel, les performances, le personnel et les procédures, dont l'application uniforme est reconnue nécessaire à la sécurité ou à la régularité de la navigation aérienne internationale et à laquelle les États contractants se conformeront en application des dispositions de la Convention. En cas d'impossibilité de s'y conformer, une notification au Conseil est obligatoire aux termes de l'Article 38 de la Convention. 2, record 1, French, - norme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
norme : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 3, record 1, French, - norme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reglamentación y legislación (Transporte aéreo)
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- norma
1, record 1, Spanish, norma
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toda especificación de características físicas, configuración, material, performance, personal o procedimiento cuya aplicación uniforme se considera necesaria para la seguridad o regularidad de la navegación aérea internacional y a la que, de acuerdo con el Convenio, se ajustarán los Estados contratantes. En el caso de que sea imposible su cumplimiento, el Artículo 38 del Convenio estipula que es obligatorio hacer la correspondiente notificación al Consejo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - norma
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
norma: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - norma
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- practical impossibility
1, record 2, English, practical%20impossibility
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- impracticability 2, record 2, English, impracticability
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ship could have been sent in due course, but by the time it was ready and available the original purpose of the intended charter-party could not be fulfilled. Therefore, there was "practical" impossibility, or "frustration", even though there was no physical impossibility... The commercial purpose of the original contract has been frustrated; to go on when the delaying act or event has concluded its effects would be to bind the parties by a new contract, in new and different circumstances. 3, record 2, English, - practical%20impossibility
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The current trend in the United States is to abandon the very word "impossible" and "impossibility" and to use instead the terms "impracticable" and "impracticability". This change seems, morever, to be intended to widen the scope of the doctrine of discharge by supervening events. 4, record 2, English, - practical%20impossibility
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
From the standpoint of the performing party. 5, record 2, English, - practical%20impossibility
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- impossibilité pratique
1, record 2, French, impossibilit%C3%A9%20pratique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la résolution du contrat a pour effet de l'anéantir et de remettre les parties en l'état où elles se trouvaient antérieurement sous la seule réserve de l'impossibilité pratique [...] 2, record 2, French, - impossibilit%C3%A9%20pratique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Du point de vue du prestataire. 3, record 2, French, - impossibilit%C3%A9%20pratique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
impossibilité pratique : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 2, French, - impossibilit%C3%A9%20pratique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-10-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- impossibility of an event
1, record 3, English, impossibility%20of%20an%20event
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- impossibilité d'un événement
1, record 3, French, impossibilit%C3%A9%20d%27un%20%C3%A9v%C3%A9nement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- impossibilité d'un évènement 2, record 3, French, impossibilit%C3%A9%20d%27un%20%C3%A9v%C3%A8nement
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
évènement : 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 3, French, - impossibilit%C3%A9%20d%27un%20%C3%A9v%C3%A9nement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
- General Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- decisive win
1, record 4, English, decisive%20win
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- decisive victory 2, record 4, English, decisive%20victory
correct
- convincing victory 3, record 4, English, convincing%20victory
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In competition, in politics or in life, any event or contest won by an important margin if distance is the case or if points or votes have to be accumulated, or a change that occurred with the impossibility to go back to the previous situation if a way of life is the case. 4, record 4, English, - decisive%20win
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- victoire décisive
1, record 4, French, victoire%20d%C3%A9cisive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- écrasante victoire 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9crasante%20victoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En compétition, en politique et dans la vie, toute épreuve ou tout concours remporté avec une imposante marge s'il s'agit de distance, ou un écart important s'il s'agit de points ou de votes à accumuler, ou tout changement survenu avec l'impossibilité de revenir à l'étape antérieure s'il s'agit d'un mode de vie à changer. 3, record 4, French, - victoire%20d%C3%A9cisive
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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