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LEGAL CHANGE [28 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Private Law
CONT

A legal transition is when a transgender, gender expansive or non-binary person or their parents help them obtain updated identity documents through the legal process. That could be a legal name change and possibly a gender marker change... Some parts of the legal transition can include changing gender markers on birth certificates, social security cards, driver's licenses, or passport names. They can also have other identification pieces, such as school documents, updated to reflect their new name and their gender identity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie
  • Psychologie
  • Droit privé
CONT

[La] transition juridique [...] renvoie principalement au processus visant à changer la façon dont la documentation officielle (provinciale ou fédérale) indique le sexe d'une personne. Ce processus diffère considérablement d'une région et d'une province ou d'un territoire à l'autre, mais il peut inclure la mise à jour de documents tels que le certificat de naissance, le passeport, la carte de citoyenneté, le permis de conduire et la carte d'assurance-maladie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

The process by which a person having previously undergone a transition makes changes that reflect the sex they were assigned at birth.

OBS

A detransition may have social, medical or legal aspects. It might be done because of a change in gender identity or not. Some people undergo a detransition because of external factors that may be linked to safety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
DEF

Processus au cours duquel une personne ayant auparavant effectué une transition procède à des changements qui reflètent le sexe qui lui a été assigné à la naissance.

OBS

La détransition peut avoir des composantes sociales, médicales ou juridiques. Elle peut être entreprise en raison d'un changement d'identité de genre ou non. La détransition de certaines personnes est motivée par des facteurs externes qui peuvent être liés à la sécurité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
DEF

Proceso durante el cual una persona que previamente realizó una transición efectúa cambios que reflejan el género que se le asignó al nacer.

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Record 3 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A unit for measuring mass that is equal to approximately 454 grams.

OBS

In the avoirdupois system, ... in a general use in English-speaking countries, one pound equals 16 ounces (about 454 g). In the troy system, used for precious metals and gems, one pound equals 12 troy ounces (about 373 g).

OBS

1 kg = 2.205 pounds avoirdupois.

OBS

pound: The plural forms are "pounds" and "pound" (especially when used collectively).

OBS

lb.; lb: used as singular or collective plural abbreviations.

OBS

lbs.; lbs: used as plural abbreviations.

OBS

pound : A measure of weight and mass derived from the ancient Roman "libra"(=327. 25 grams), but very [often] modified in the course of ages in different countries, and... used for different classes of things; in Great Britain, now fixed for use in trade by a Parliamentary standard. Denoted by "lb. "(Latin "libra"). Formerly used without change in the pl., a usage still sometimes retained after a numeral, esp. dial. and colloq., also in comb. as "a five pound note, ""a twenty pound shot. "This pound consisted originally of 12 ounces, corresponding more or less to that of troy weight, which contains 5760 grains=373. 26 grams. This is still used by goldsmiths and jewellers in stating the weight of gold, silver, and precious stones, but as early as the thirteenth or fourteenth century, a pound of sixteen ounces was in use for more bulky commodities. This was made a standard for general purposes of trade by Edward III, and known as the pound "aveir de peis, "i. e. of merchandise of weight, now called "avoirdupois. "This pound of 16 ounces, containing 7000 grains=453. 6 grams, has been since 1826 the only legal pound for buying or selling any commodity in Great Britain. In former times, the pound varied locally from 12 to 27 ounces, according to the commodity, pounds of different weight being often used in the same place for different articles such as bread, butter, cheese, meat, malt, hay, wool... The Scotch pound of 16 ounces of Troy or Dutch Weight consisted of 7608. 9496 grains; the Tron pound kept at Edinburgh=9622. 67 grains. "Pound" is also used to translate foreign names of weights, of cognate origin or representatives of Latin "libra. "These vary greatly : in Italy, between 300 and 350 grams, in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and some German states, between 459 and 469 grams, and in other German states, Denmark, etc., between 477 and 510. 22 grams. But the standard German "Pfund" is now 500 grams, i. e. half a kilogram.

OBS

With regard to the pound, the values currently in use are: 1 imperial standard pound = 0.453 592 338 kgm. [kilogram]; 1 Canadian pound = 0.453 592 43 kgm.; 1 United States pound = 0.453 592 4277 kgm.

Key term(s)
  • lbs
  • avoirdupoids pound
  • pound avoirdupoids
  • pound avpd
  • avoir-du-pois pound
  • avoir-du-poids pound
  • pound avoir-du-poids
  • pound avoir-du-pois

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de poids anglo-saxonne valant 16 onces ou environ 0,454 kg.

OBS

lb : Le symbole s'écrit sans point et sans «s» au pluriel (1 lb, 20 lb).

OBS

Cette unité a déjà été utilisée en France, et son poids variait, selon les provinces, entre 380 et 550 grammes. Aujourd'hui le mot «livre» est utilisé pour désigner un demi-kilogramme. Exemples : Acheter une livre de beurre, de fraises, de café, de sucre. Demi-livre, quart de livre. Une livre et demie. Haltère de trente livres. Le Canada a officiellement adopté le système métrique; l'emploi du mot «livre», dans le sens strict de l'unité de mesure anglo-saxonne équivalant à 0,454 kg, subsiste encore, mais est appelé à disparaître.

OBS

Le Canada a officiellement adopté le système métrique en 1970. Les unités métriques (grammes, kilogrammes, centimètres, mètres, kilomètres, litres, etc.) remplacent les traditionnelles unités impériales également utilisées par les États-Unis (livre, pouces, pieds, verges, milles, pintes, etc.). Cependant, la résistance de son principal partenaire commercial, les États-Unis, à l'adoption du système métrique, ainsi que la résistance dans la population au nouveau système ont fait que le Canada vit toujours, en 2014, avec les deux systèmes, le Système international (SI) et le système impérial. Au Canada, la livre de 0,454 kg, par exemple, demeure d'usage courant dans le commerce, notamment pour les denrées alimentaires.

Key term(s)
  • livre avoirdupoids

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Record 4 2023-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Climate Change
  • Global Pollution
OBS

The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]. All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the Convention and any other legal instruments that the COP adopts and take decisions necessary to promote the effective implementation of the Convention, including institutional and administrative arrangements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Changements climatiques
  • Pollution planétaire
OBS

La Conférence des Parties est l'organe décisionnel suprême de la [Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques]. Tous les États (Parties) de la Convention sont représentés à la Conférence des Parties, où ils examinent l'application de la Convention et de tout autre instrument juridique qu'elle adopte et prennent les décisions nécessaires pour promouvoir l'application effective de la Convention, y compris les dispositions institutionnelles et administratives.

OBS

Conférence des Parties; CdP : appellation et abréviation confirmées par le Secrétariat de la Convention sur la diversité biologique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Cambio climático
  • Contaminación a escala mundial
OBS

La Conferencia de las Partes (COP). Uno de los principales instrumentos jurídicos de respuesta internacional ante el reto del cambio climático es la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático, adoptada en 1992 y con entrada en vigor en 1994 [...] La COP se encarga de mantener los esfuerzos internacionales por resolver los problemas del cambio climático, al tiempo que examina la aplicación de la Convención y los compromisos de las Partes en función de los objetivos establecidos, los nuevos descubrimientos científicos y la experiencia conseguida en la aplicación de las políticas relativas al cambio climático.

OBS

Conferencia de las Partes; COP: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el nombre completo de ["Conferencia de las Partes"] es "Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático", un encuentro anual al que los medios suelen denominar también "conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el cambio climático", "cumbre sobre el cambio climático" o "cumbre del clima", expresiones que se escriben en minúscula al no tratarse del nombre oficial. [...] También se emplea para aludir a esta conferencia la sigla "COP", que, aunque viene del inglés "Conference of the Parties", es la de uso frecuente en los medios de comunicación en español.

Key term(s)
  • Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático
  • conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el cambio climático
  • cumbre sobre el cambio climático
  • cumbre del clima
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Record 5 2020-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Maritime Law
OBS

ACOPS is an environmental NGO [non-governmental organization] that informs, advises and engages to achieve sound policy and sustainable seas. [The organization] aspires to connect change makers and the public with scientific, legal and policy specialists with an eye to realizing long-term progress and the rule of law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Derecho marítimo
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Record 6 2019-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Environmental Law
OBS

Ecojustice goes to court and uses the power of the law to defend nature, combat climate change, and fight for a healthy environment for all. Its strategic, innovative public interest lawsuits lead to legal precedents that deliver lasting solutions to their most urgent environmental problems.

Key term(s)
  • Sierra Legal Defense Fund

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Droit environnemental
Key term(s)
  • Sierra Legal Defense Fund

Spanish

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Record 7 2018-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Cinematography
OBS

SkyWorks is a catalyst, advocate and participant in social change through community centred film making and public engagement. SkyWorks Charitable Foundation was established in 1983 as a non-profit documentary organization dealing with contemporary social issues. The process of creating the films and the subsequent dissemination is a community development effort, working with local, regional, and national groups, to create strategies for social change. [SkyWorks focuses] on documentary and community development projects in four program areas : working with children and families as a force for social change; promoting recovery by challenging stereotypes and systemic barriers with people experiencing mental health issues; informing and supporting community engagement in health care policies and practices [and] documenting barriers and exploring alternative approaches to accessing justice, preventing discrimination and ensuring fairness within the various legal systems... that structure the lives of persons belonging to particular marginalized communities.

Key term(s)
  • Sky Works Charitable Foundation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Cinématographie
Key term(s)
  • Sky Works Charitable Foundation

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Social Law
DEF

... an official(and usually legal) change of gender.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Droit social
DEF

[...] changement officiel (et généralement juridique) du genre.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Forms Design
CONT

Why am I not allowed to indicate a preferred last name? To ensure that instructors and other staff are able to appropriately identify you for class attendance, grading, and other university purposes, your primary/legal last name will always appear in conjunction with a preferred first and/or middle name. Last name changes can only be changed through a legal name change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Imprimés et formules
CONT

Nom d'usage et nom de famille. Toute personne possède un nom de famille (appelé auparavant nom patronymique). Ce nom figure sur l'acte de naissance. Il peut s'agir par exemple du nom du père. Il est néanmoins possible d'utiliser, dans la vie quotidienne, un autre nom appelé nom d'usage. Ce nom d'usage ne remplace en aucun cas le nom de famille qui reste le seul nom mentionné sur les actes d'état civil (acte de naissance ou de mariage, livret de famille...).

Spanish

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Record 10 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

"transmission" means a change of ownership consequent upon death, sale under a writ of execution or other writ against land, a settlement or a legal succession in case of intestacy, or any other act of law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

«transmission» S’applique à la mutation de propriété qui a lieu par suite de décès, de vente au titre d’un bref de saisie-exécution, ou autre bref, sur des biens-fonds, à tout règlement ou succession légale ab intestat, ou à toute autre opération de la loi.

OBS

Parmi les actes soumis obligatoirement à la formalité, on distingue les actes portant mutation de propriété (notamment les successions), d'usufruit ou de jouissance, les apports en mariage, les contributions de sociétés et les partages.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

... transfer of the legal ownership ... by operation of law - ...

CONT

A transmission of shares occurs upon the holder dying, becoming a patient under the Mental Health Act 1959, or becoming bankrupt.

OBS

The meaning of "transmission" as used in legal parlance in relation to the change of ownership of shares is very limited. Therefore "transmission" in French should in some contexts be translated as "transfer"...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
DEF

Action de faire passer d'une personne à une autre par voie légale.

CONT

La tradition est le mode de transmission propre aux titres au porteur qui s'effectue par la simple remise matérielle du titre de la main à la main.

OBS

"Transmission" a un sens large. En effet, une cession [...], une tradition [...] et un transfert [...] sont tous les trois un mode de transmission.

Spanish

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Record 12 2011-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Here the label of activist is reserved for those whose interest in PIL [public interest litigation] goes beyond winning a single case. They tend to have been involved in more than one PIL lawsuit, even though they may not have filed all the lawsuits themselves. Here the term “PIL activists” also applies to people who have used PIP [public interest petitioning] instead of PIL[ public interest litigation] to promote legal and social change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Ces personnes ont tendance à participer à plus d’une poursuite, même s’ils ne les intentent pas toutes en leur nom. Ici, le terme «militants ayant recours aux LIP» s’applique aussi aux personnes qui ont recours à des PIP [pétitions d’intérêt public] plutôt qu’à des LIP [litiges d'intérêt public] pour entraîner des changements sur les plans juridique ou social.

Spanish

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Record 13 2010-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Theories and Doctrines
CONT

As one legal professional said, many PIL [public interest litigation] activists cherished political ideals, only some have hidden their ideals more deeply than others. Through thelegalization of political issues, some people have found a new channel for promoting political change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et doctrines politiques
CONT

Comme l’affirme un professionnel du droit, de nombreux militants ayant recours aux LIP [litiges d'intérêt public] chérissent des idéaux politiques, mais certains d’entre eux ont enfoui ces idéaux plus profondément que d’autres. Certaines personnesont trouvé dans la judiciarisation des questions politiques une nouvelle façon de promouvoir le changement politique.

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
CONT

Public interest litigation(PIL) involves the use of a country's legal system to instigate change that affects the public.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
CONT

Le litige d’intérêt public (LIP) consiste à recourir au système juridique d’un pays afin d’amener des changements qui affectent le public..

Spanish

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Record 15 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Phraseology
OBS

contract

OBS

inure: to take effect

OBS

inure; enure. The former is the standard spelling in both legal and nonlegal texts. Inure=(1) to take effect, come into use; or(2) to make accustomed to something unpleasant; habituate. Sense(1) is the sense that usually appears in legal contexts :"The rule is well established that whenever a contract between attorney and client inures to the benefit or advantage of the attorney the court will not only closely scrutinize but will actually change the ordinary rules of evidence to arrive at a determination. "/"The damages must inure to the exclusive benefit of the widow and children. "The noun is ’inurement’.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

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Record 16 2006-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Passport Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie en usage à Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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Record 17 2006-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
OBS

Terminology used by Passport Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
OBS

Terminologie en usage à Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Private Law
OBS

Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick. This pamphlet is part of a series of pamphlets dealing with wills and estate planning. The purpose of this pamphlet is to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about probabe of an estate. It does not contain a full statement in this area of testamentary law, and laws change from time to time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Droit privé
OBS

Service public d'éducation et d'information juridiques du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le présent dépliant fait partie d'une série de brochures portant sur le testament et la planification successorale. Il a pour objet de répondre à certaines questions que l'on se pose le plus fréquemment sur l'homologation d'un testament. Ce dépliant n'est cependant pas un énoncé exhaustif du droit dans le domaine. De plus, les lois à ce sujet peuvent parfois faire l'objet de modifications.

Spanish

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Record 19 2003-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Regulations (Urban Studies)
CONT

Legal expert of KIBHR East Kazakhstan branch office had represented the news paper in this case. He argued that this publication could not be viewed as an appeal to forceful change of constitutional order and territorial integrity of Kazakhstan due to the following reasons : The text contains only an appeal to create an autonomy within the Republic. This is a political goal and the appeal itself does not contain a description of methods separatists planned to employ. The text does not mention violence or force in any part. Creation of autonomy itself is not a violation of territorial integrity-it is an attempt to change administrative-territorial division within the Republic and has nothing to do with its territorial integrity. The same about Constitutional order-it can not be affected by changes in administrative-territorial division.

Key term(s)
  • administrative territorial division

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Réglementation (Urbanisme)
CONT

Le découpage territorial administratif français donne aux régions depuis quelques années la charge de l'organisation du transport ferroviaire voyageur d'intérêt régional (TER).

CONT

Le découpage territorial administratif des villes a pu être arbitraire dès le début ou l'est devenu [...] quand [...] l'agglomération principale a rejoint puis englobé d'autres communes.

Spanish

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Record 20 2001-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
DEF

That branch of international law which deals with the legal consequences of a change of sovereignty over territory : a change which may take place in a number of ways, whether by cession, annexation, formation of a union or federation, or attainment of independence, the common factor being that one sovereign substitutes itself for another in relation to a given piece of territory... has effects on rights and obligations.

CONT

Broadly speaking, state succession takes place when one State steps into the place of another and continues to enjoy the latter’s rights and discharge its obligations. Succession has been described as substitution plus continuation. Succession is said to be universal when one State is completely absorbed by another, ... or when a State is dismembered and the various fragments themselves become States or are annexed by surrounding States.

OBS

State succession: Expression and observation: reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
DEF

[...] situation qui se présente lorsqu'un État se substitue à titre permanent à un autre État dans un territoire et à l'égard de la population de ce territoire par suite d'une incorporation totale ou d'une annexion partielle, d'un partage ou de la création d'un État nouveau, que l'État dont relevait antérieurement ce territoire subsiste ou disparaisse; [...] substitution d'un État dans les droits et obligations de l'autre résultant de cette situation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho internacional público
DEF

Sustitución de un Estado por otro en la responsabilidad de las relaciones internacionales de un territorio.

OBS

Expresión definida en las Convenciones de 1978 y 1983 sobre la sucesión de Estados.

OBS

sucesión de Estados: Expresión y definición reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 21 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

An official punch mark or marks, applied to a coin or a segment of a coin after its issue to give a further guarantee, to change the value of the coin, or to indicate its acceptance as legal tender in a place beyond where it was issued.

OBS

The countermark could be a design, a group of letters, or another mark.

OBS

Counterstamped coins are graded the way regular (uncounterstamped) coins are, but the nature and condition of the counterstamp must also be described.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Marque officielle apposée au poinçon sur une pièce d'argent après son émission pour en modifier la valeur ou lui donner cours légal dans un pays autre que le pays d'émission.

OBS

Elle peut consister en une lettre, un chiffre, l'illustration d'un objet, un caractère arabe ou une petite figure.

OBS

On appelle «insculpation» l'action d'enfoncer l'empreinte en creux d'une contremarque à l'aide d'un poinçon.

Spanish

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Record 22 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

Counterstamp(noun) : An official punch mark or marks, applied to a coin or a segment of a coin after its issue to give a further guarantee, to change the value of the coin, or to indicate its acceptance as legal tender in a place beyond where it was issued.

OBS

The countermark could be a design, a group of letters, or another mark.

OBS

Counterstamped coins are grated the way regular (uncounterstamped) coins are, but the nature and condition of the counterstamp must also be described.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

contremarque : Marque officielle apposée au poinçon sur une pièce d'argent après son émission pour en modifier la valeur ou lui donner cours légal dans un pays autre que le pays d'émission.

OBS

Elle peut consister en une lettre, un chiffre, l'illustration d'un objet, un caractère arabe ou une petite figure.

OBS

On appelle «insculpation» l'action d'enfoncer l'empreinte en creux d'une contremarque à l'aide d'un poinçon.

Spanish

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Record 23 1996-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens

Spanish

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Record 24 1996-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens

Spanish

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Record 25 1993-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie

Spanish

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Record 26 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Seeks to bring about change and provide assistance to economically and socially disadvantaged citizens in the Third World, primarily in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Nepal, through education, legal advocacy, environmental programs, income-generation projects, health and medicine, and applied technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 27 1985-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administrative Law
DEF

An act issued unilaterally by an administration and imposing upon the citizen a change in his legal situation without his consent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit administratif
DEF

Acte émanant de la seule volonté de l'Administration et qui impose au citoyen des changements dans sa situation juridique sans son consentement.

Spanish

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Record 28 1984-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)

Spanish

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GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

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