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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A system of placing bets away from a racetrack.

CONT

One stumbling block was the refusal of race-tracks and horse owners to cooperate with off-track betting corporation on the ground that the share of off-track wagering allocated to them as compensation for loss of patronage at the tracks was woefully inadequate : only 1 1/2 percent, compared to more than 7 percent of on-track wagering, was returned to the sport.

OBS

Opposite of "on-track betting" in Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978, Vol. 5, c. 441, s. 136.

OBS

Betting and wagering can also refer to the act of placing a bet or wager.

PHR

conduct/operate an off-track betting system.

Key term(s)
  • off track betting
  • off track wagering
  • offtrack betting
  • offtrack wagering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

pari mutuel urbain (PMU) : Jeux d'argent ouvert au public et autorisé par la loi, en matière de [courses de] chevaux.

OBS

Par opposition à «pari sur les hippodromes», relevé dans le Règlement sur la surveillance des hippodromes et plus particulièrement dans le Règlement concernant la surveillance du pari mutuel ainsi que la possession et l'usage des drogues aux hippodromes.

OBS

pari hors-course : Renseignement donné par Francine Denoit de la piste de course Blue Bonnet's à Montréal.

OBS

pari hors piste : Tiré d'une modification proposée au Code criminel.

OBS

En France, ce pari réglementé s'appelle P.M.U. : pari mutuel urbain.

PHR

exploiter un système de pari hors-piste.

Key term(s)
  • pari hors hippodrome
  • pari hors course

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Aboriginal Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Droit autochtone

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The doctrine of specific performance is that where damages would be an inadequate compensation for the breach of an agreement, the contractor will be compelled to perform specifically that he has agreed to do. The principal instances of the jurisdiction occur in contracts for the sale, purchase or lease of land, or for the recovery of unique chattels....(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1683)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

doctrine de l'exécution en nature : 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).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

The Tribunal is an adjudicative body with the express mandate of deciding First Nations’ specific claims, including breaches of treaties, fraud, illegal dispositions, or inadequate compensation, related to reserve lands or other assets.

Key term(s)
  • SCT

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Droit autochtone
OBS

Le Tribunal est un organisme juridictionnel qui a le mandat de rendre des décisions à l'égard des revendications particulières des Premières nations, notamment celles fondées sur la violation d'un traité, la fraude, la disposition sans droit ou l'absence de compensation adéquate, liées aux terres de réserve ou à d’autres actifs.

Key term(s)
  • TRP

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

Pari-mutuel betting conducted at a racetrack or in a betting theatre of an association otherwise than by buying a ticket.

CONT

One stumbling block was the refusal of race-tracks and horse owners to cooperate with the off-track betting corporation on the ground that the share of off-track wagering allocated to them as compensation for loss of patronage at the tracks was woefully inadequate : only 1 1/2 percent, compared to more than 7 percent of on-track wagering, was returned to the sport.

Key term(s)
  • on track betting
  • betting on the race track

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Pari mutuel tenu à un hippodrome ou dans une salle de paris de l'association [...] et autrement que par l'achat d'un billet.

OBS

Extrait du Règlement sur la surveillance des hippodromes plus particulièrement, du Règlement concernant la surveillance du pari mutuel ainsi que la possession et l'usage des drogues aux hippodromes.

Key term(s)
  • pari sur le champ de courses
  • pari sur le champ

Spanish

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