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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A term of a contract that goes so directly to the root of the contract or is so essential to its nature that, if the circumstances are, or become, inconsistent with the condition, all executory obligations under the contract may be treated as discharged by a party who is not in default.(Yogis, p. 44-45)  2, record 1, English, - condition

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

A condition in a contract is a stipulation going to the root of the contract, breach or which gives rise to a right to rescind the contract, as opposed to a warranty, breach of which gives rise merely to a right to claim damages. (Jowitt, p. 411)  2, record 1, English, - condition

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Sort of term that goes to the essence of the contract.  3, record 1, English, - condition

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Espèce de clause qui est essentielle au contrat.  2, record 1, French, - condition

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

condition : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  3, record 1, French, - condition

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The battle of the forms arises in the contract formation stage when a reply to an offer identifies itself as an acceptance but contains provisions that are inconsistent with those in the offer.  2, record 2, English, - battle%20of%20the%20forms

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

conflit d'imprimés : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 2, French, - conflit%20d%27imprim%C3%A9s

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Contracts-inconsistent contracts-whether later contract inconsistent with earlier contract will, without more, constitute breach of the earlier contract-exchange of draft contracts by email-When a communication or group of communications will constitute a binding agreement in the absence of a signed, formal contract.  2, record 3, English, - inconsistent%20contracts

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Term usually used in the plural  3, record 3, English, - inconsistent%20contracts

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel  2, record 3, French, - contrats%20incompatibles

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Exceptionally, mere failure to terminate "inconsistent dealings" is treated as actionable : at least this is well established with respect to retaining a servant once it has come to one's knowledge, after hiring him, that he is already bound to someone else. But if the interference consists in making an inconsistent contract, knowledge attained only thereafter comes too late, even when the inconsistent contract could be rescinded with impunity.... it has been held actionable as "inconsistent dealings" to accept an offer to purchase a piece of land in known violation of a restrictive covenant, or a motorcar in disregard of a covenant against resale, which is either case contractually bond the vendor.  1, record 4, English, - inconsistent%20dealings

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

term rarely used in the singular  2, record 4, English, - inconsistent%20dealings

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

terme rarement utilisé au singulier  2, record 4, French, - op%C3%A9rations%20incompatibles

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish