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LEGAL FINENESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold value clause
1, record 1, English, gold%20value%20clause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In an ordinary domestic English case, or a conflicts case where English law is the proper law of the contract, a clause referring to payment in gold of a specified standard of weight and fineness is presumed to be a gold value clause : it does not impose an obligation to pay gold or gold coins, but is used to ascertain or measure the amount of the debt, so that the debtor is obliged to pay in legal tender of the chosen currency the amount necessary at the date of payment to purchase gold or gold coins to the nominal amount of the debt. 1, record 1, English, - gold%20value%20clause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clause de paiement en valeur-or
1, record 1, French, clause%20de%20paiement%20en%20valeur%2Dor
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les payements en période de cours forcé, sont interdites les clauses de payements en or ou en valeur-or, en monnaie étrangère ou de garantie de change. 2, record 1, French, - clause%20de%20paiement%20en%20valeur%2Dor
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- standard fineness
1, record 2, English, standard%20fineness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- legal fineness 2, record 2, English, legal%20fineness
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coins of legal fineness. 2, record 2, English, - standard%20fineness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- titre légal
1, record 2, French, titre%20l%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- titre réglementaire 2, record 2, French, titre%20r%C3%A9glementaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Monnaies au titre légal. 3, record 2, French, - titre%20l%C3%A9gal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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