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IMPOSSIBLE CONDITION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fluctuating condition
1, record 1, English, fluctuating%20condition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A health condition (disability, illness, etc.) that does not remain at the same level. 2, record 1, English, - fluctuating%20condition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A woman with a fluctuating condition may have periods of remission during which time she might be able to engage in some work; caring for a child as a single parent may exhaust any energy gained during a remission, making it impossible for her to work despite being "able" to do so. 3, record 1, English, - fluctuating%20condition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- atteinte variable
1, record 1, French, atteinte%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État de santé instable (maladie, handicap, déficience, etc.) 2, record 1, French, - atteinte%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plan clinique est caractérisé par une atteinte variable des organes : purpura, ulcères cutanés, hépatite, glomérulonéphrite, neuropathie périphérique, et/ou vascularite étendue. 3, record 1, French, - atteinte%20variable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tenancy in tail after possibility of issue extinct
1, record 2, English, tenancy%20in%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This interest arises out of a special entail as to the parentage of the issue, when the express condition has become impossible by reason of death. Thus, if land is entailed upon a man and his issue from a particular wife, if she dies without issue, the interest of the husband becomes reduced to a tenancy in tail after possibility of issue extinct.(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1741). 1, record 2, English, - tenancy%20in%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tenancy in tail after possibility
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenance en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance
1, record 2, French, tenance%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- propriété en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance 1, record 2, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «tenance» désigne le fait de tenir un bien, de même que la relation ainsi établie. Le terme «propriété» désigne les droits se rattachant à l'une des formes de «freehold tenancy». 2, record 2, French, - tenance%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenance de fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance; propriété en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance : termes normalisés 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 2, French, - tenance%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- impossible condition
1, record 3, English, impossible%20condition
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Conditions) are possible or impossible; the former when they admit of performance in the ordinary course of events; the latter when it is contrary to the course of nature or human limitations that they should ever be performed. (Black, 5th ed. 1979, p. 266) 1, record 3, English, - impossible%20condition
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- condition impossible
1, record 3, French, condition%20impossible
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
condition impossible : 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 3, French, - condition%20impossible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-11-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hercogamy
1, record 4, English, hercogamy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- herkogamy 2, record 4, English, herkogamy
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which structural obstacles within a flower make self-pollination impossible. 3, record 4, English, - hercogamy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hercogamie
1, record 4, French, hercogamie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- herchogamie 2, record 4, French, herchogamie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type d'allogamie dû à une barrière mécanique. 3, record 4, French, - hercogamie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
allogamie : Mode de reproduction sexuée chez les végétaux où les deux gamètes proviennent d'individus différents. 3, record 4, French, - hercogamie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
- Botánica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hercogamia
1, record 4, Spanish, hercogamia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- apparent condition
1, record 5, English, apparent%20condition
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Apparent conditions, or conditions merely in form, are(i) where the event, though unascertained, is not future, but is either happening at the time the condition is created... or has already happened...(ii) where the event, though future, is not uncertain, either because it must necessarily happen... or because its happening was always impossible;(iii) where the condition is a mere repetition or expression of something implied by law from the nature of the right....(Jowitt, 2nd ed. 1977, p. 410) 1, record 5, English, - apparent%20condition
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- condition apparente
1, record 5, French, condition%20apparente
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
condition apparente : 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 5, French, - condition%20apparente
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Electrochemistry
- Electrometallurgy
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- immunity
1, record 6, English, immunity
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The condition of an unprotected metal surface in which electro-chemical corrosion is theoretically impossible. 2, record 6, English, - immunity
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Électrochimie
- Électrométallurgie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- immunité
1, record 6, French, immunit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condition d'un métal nu pour lequel la corrosion électrochimique est thermodynamiquement impossible. 2, record 6, French, - immunit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroquímica
- Electrometalurgia
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- inmunidad
1, record 6, Spanish, inmunidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1981-05-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mechanics
- Machinery
- Mechanical Components
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wear particle content 1, record 7, English, wear%20particle%20content
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If used grease is mixed with grease which has never participated in the lubrication process, the degree of "dilution" will be unknown and the wear particle content and the condition of the grease actually in the bearing, impossible to ascertain accurately. 1, record 7, English, - wear%20particle%20content
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique
- Machines
- Composants mécaniques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- teneur en particules d'usure 1, record 7, French, teneur%20en%20particules%20d%27usure
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'il arrivait que de la graisse usée soit mélangée avec de la graisse non usée, extérieure au roulement et n'ayant jamais participé à la lubrification, le degré de dilution resterait inconnu et la teneur en particules d'usure que l'on déterminerait serait complètement erronée. 1, record 7, French, - teneur%20en%20particules%20d%27usure
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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