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LEGAL CHARACTERIZATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- religious divorce
1, record 1, English, religious%20divorce
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Obtaining a religious divorce is not capable of legal characterization.... Neither the undertaking to consent to a religious divorce nor the religious divorce itself has civil consequences. 2, record 1, English, - religious%20divorce
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- divorce religieux
1, record 1, French, divorce%20religieux
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'obtention d'un divorce religieux n'est pas susceptible de qualification juridique. [...] Ni les engagements à consentir à un divorce religieux ni le divorce religieux lui-même n'ont de conséquences civiles. 2, record 1, French, - divorce%20religieux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
divorce religieux : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - divorce%20religieux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legal characterization
1, record 2, English, legal%20characterization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- qualification juridique
1, record 2, French, qualification%20juridique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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