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INCIDENTAL CONTRACT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incidental reliance
1, record 1, English, incidental%20reliance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the most influential articles in contract damage law... uses the term "incidental" to refer to the collateral expenses a contracting party incurs in order to enhance the profit he will make from the contract in question. Lon Fuller and William Perdue refer to these collateral expenses as "incidental reliance. " 2, record 1, English, - incidental%20reliance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- créance accessoire
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9ance%20accessoire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'équivalent «créance accessoire» est un néologisme. 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance%20accessoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
créance accessoire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance%20accessoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incidental loss
1, record 2, English, incidental%20loss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The victim of a breach of contract... may incur expenses after a breach has come to his [her] attention, such as the administrative costs of buying a substitute or of sending back defective goods. Such expenses are hardly incurred in reliance on the contract; and they will... be called "incidental" loss. 1, record 2, English, - incidental%20loss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dommage accessoire
1, record 2, French, dommage%20accessoire
correct, masculine 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 2001-08-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Inventory and Material Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inventory of materials
1, record 3, English, inventory%20of%20materials
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(d) all costs of and incidental to the termination of the work or part thereof, including the cost of cancellation of obligations incurred by the contractor with respect to the terminated work or part thereof, the cost of and incidental to the taking of an inventory of materials, components, work-in-process and finished work on hand related to the contract at the date of the termination,... 2, record 3, English, - inventory%20of%20materials
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Gestion des stocks et du matériel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- inventaire des matériaux
1, record 3, French, inventaire%20des%20mat%C3%A9riaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(d) à l'ensemble des coûts et des frais accessoires de la résiliation des travaux ou d'une partie des travaux, y compris les frais entraînés par l'annulation des obligations prises par l'entrepreneur à l'égard des travaux résiliés ou d'une partie de ces travaux, aux coûts et aux frais accessoires entraînés par l'inventaire des matériaux, des composants, des travaux en cours et des ouvrages finis en stock relativement au contrat à la date de la résiliation, [...] 2, record 3, French, - inventaire%20des%20mat%C3%A9riaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-08-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- incidental to the contract 1, record 4, English, incidental%20to%20the%20contract
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- se rapportant au contrat
1, record 4, French, se%20rapportant%20au%20contrat
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 1993-01-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- transfer of economic benefit 1, record 5, English, transfer%20of%20economic%20benefit
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Employees shall not solicit or accept transfers of economic benefit, other than incidental gifts, customary hospitality, or other benefits of nominal value, unless the transfer is pursuant to an enforceable contract or property right of the employee. 1, record 5, English, - transfer%20of%20economic%20benefit
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- transfert de valeur économique 1, record 5, French, transfert%20de%20valeur%20%C3%A9conomique
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mis à part les cadeaux, les marques d'hospitalité et les autres avantages d'une valeur minime, il lui est interdit [à l'employé] de solliciter ou d'accepter les transferts de valeurs économiques, sauf s'il s'agit de transferts résultant d'un marché exécutoire ou d'un droit de propriété. 1, record 5, French, - transfert%20de%20valeur%20%C3%A9conomique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor / Ressources humaines, 1991. 2, record 5, French, - transfert%20de%20valeur%20%C3%A9conomique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-01-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- benefit of nominal value 1, record 6, English, benefit%20of%20nominal%20value
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Employees shall not solicit or accept transfers of economic benefit, other than incidental gifts, customary hospitality, or other benefits of nominal value, unless the transfer is pursuant to an enforceable contract or property right of the employee. 1, record 6, English, - benefit%20of%20nominal%20value
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- avantage d'une valeur minime 1, record 6, French, avantage%20d%27une%20valeur%20minime
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mis à part les cadeaux, les marques d'hospitalité et les autres avantages d'une valeur minime, il lui est interdit [à l'employé] de solliciter ou d'accepter les transferts de valeurs économiques, sauf s'il s'agit de transferts résultant d'un marché exécutoire ou d'un droit de propriété. 1, record 6, French, - avantage%20d%27une%20valeur%20minime
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor / Ressources humaines, 1991. 2, record 6, French, - avantage%20d%27une%20valeur%20minime
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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