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LEGAL IMPEDIMENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal impediment to marriage
1, record 1, English, legal%20impediment%20to%20marriage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lawful impediment to marriage 2, record 1, English, lawful%20impediment%20to%20marriage
correct
- legal bar to marriage 2, record 1, English, legal%20bar%20to%20marriage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Residence for a period less than required by statute, or being below the minimum age, may be a legal impediment to marriage. 3, record 1, English, - legal%20impediment%20to%20marriage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- empêchement légal de mariage
1, record 1, French, emp%C3%AAchement%20l%C3%A9gal%20de%20mariage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
empêchement légal de mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - emp%C3%AAchement%20l%C3%A9gal%20de%20mariage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Security
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- marriage bond
1, record 2, English, marriage%20bond
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Marriage bonds were prepared only for Protestant marriages by licence. The groom was required to enter into a bond with one or two people(sureties) who knew him and who were prepared to guarantee to the Crown that no legal impediment to the marriage existed. After obtaining the bond, a licence was issued and the marriage took place a few days later. 2, record 2, English, - marriage%20bond
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des sûretés
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cautionnement de mariage
1, record 2, French, cautionnement%20de%20mariage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cautionnements de mariage n'étaient de rigueur que pour les mariages protestants par licence. Le futur marié devait être cautionné par une ou deux personnes qui le connaissaient et qui étaient prêtes à garantir à la Couronne qu'il n'existait pas d'entrave d'ordre juridique au mariage. Après avoir obtenu le cautionnement, une licence était émise. Le mariage était célébré généralement quelques jours plus tard. 2, record 2, French, - cautionnement%20de%20mariage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-09-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legal impediment
1, record 3, English, legal%20impediment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hindrances in the making of a contract, etc. 2, record 3, English, - legal%20impediment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- entrave d'ordre juridique
1, record 3, French, entrave%20d%27ordre%20juridique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- obstacle de droit 2, record 3, French, obstacle%20de%20droit
masculine noun
- obstacle juridique 3, record 3, French, obstacle%20juridique
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'action publique cesse de se prescrire toutes les fois qu'un obstacle de droit s'y oppose. 2, record 3, French, - entrave%20d%27ordre%20juridique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho probatorio
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- obstáculo jurídico
1, record 3, Spanish, obst%C3%A1culo%20jur%C3%ADdico
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-07-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- subject to liability for damages
1, record 4, English, subject%20to%20liability%20for%20damages
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
No member of the clergy who performs any marriage ceremony, after banns published or duly dispensed with,... is subject to any action or liability for damages or otherwise by reason of there having been any legal impediment to the marriage... 1, record 4, English, - subject%20to%20liability%20for%20damages
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Phraséologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tenu responsable des dommages-intérêts 1, record 4, French, tenu%20responsable%20des%20dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ecclésiastique qui célèbre un mariage après la publication ou la dispense des bans ou après la délivrance d'une licence[...] ne peut être poursuivi dans une action en justice ou tenu responsable de dommages-intérêts ou autres choses en raison d'un empêchement légal au mariage[...] 1, record 4, French, - tenu%20responsable%20des%20dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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