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LEGAL OBLIGATION CONTRACT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bond
1, record 1, English, bond
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In finance, loan contract issued by local, state, and national governments and by private corporations, specifying an obligation to return borrowed funds. The issuer promises to pay interest on the debt when due(usually semiannually) at a stipulated percentage of the face value and to redeem the face value of the bond at maturity in legal tender, 2, record 1, English, - bond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A bond acceptable to Revenue Canada can be a transferable bond issued by the Government of Canada or by: a company approved by the President of the Treasury Board as a company whose bond can be accepted by the Government of Canada; a member of the Canadian Payments Association; a corporation that accepts deposits insured by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation; a credit union; or a corporation that accepts deposits from the public. 3, record 1, English, - bond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Provisional measures may take the form of provisional countervailing duties guaranteed by cash deposits or bonds equal to the amount of the provisionally calculated amount of subsidization. 4, record 1, English, - bond
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cautionnement
1, record 1, French, cautionnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cautionnement acceptable pour Revenu Canada peut être un cautionnement transférable émis par le gouvernement du Canada ou par : une entreprise approuvée par le président du Conseil du Trésor à titre d'entreprise dont la garantie est acceptable pour le gouvernement du Canada; un membre de l'Association canadienne des paiements; une société qui accepte les dépôts assurés par la Société d'assurance-dépôts du Canada; une caisse d'épargne et de crédit; une société qui accepte les dépôts du grand public. 2, record 1, French, - cautionnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mesures provisoires pourront prendre la forme de droits compensateurs provisoires, garantis par des dépôts en espèces ou des cautionnements, égaux au montant de la subvention provisoirement calculé. 3, record 1, French, - cautionnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fianza
1, record 1, Spanish, fianza
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fianza de importe 2, record 1, Spanish, fianza%20de%20importe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las medidas provisionales podrán tomar la forma de derechos compensatorios provisionales garantizados por depósitos en efectivo o fianzas de importe igual a la cuantía provisionalmente calculada de la subvención. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fianza
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gold value clause
1, record 2, English, gold%20value%20clause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - gold%20value%20clause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clause de paiement en valeur-or
1, record 2, French, clause%20de%20paiement%20en%20valeur%2Dor
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - clause%20de%20paiement%20en%20valeur%2Dor
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- contract law
1, record 3, English, contract%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- law of contract 2, record 3, English, law%20of%20contract
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A contract is an agreement between two or more persons intended to create a legal obligation between them and to be legally enforceable. The law of contract is accordingly the body of principles relative to those kinds of agreements which are intended to, and do, create binding and enforceable bilateral obligations, conferring rights in personam on each party and which are therefore legally contracts. 3, record 3, English, - contract%20law
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- droit des obligations contractuelles
1, record 3, French, droit%20des%20obligations%20contractuelles
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- droit contractuel 2, record 3, French, droit%20contractuel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le droit des obligations contractuelles correspond aux interactions volontaires et consensuelles [...] 3, record 3, French, - droit%20des%20obligations%20contractuelles
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit contractuel; droit des obligations contractuelles : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 3, French, - droit%20des%20obligations%20contractuelles
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-08-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- private obligation
1, record 4, English, private%20obligation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A legal wrong committed upon the person or property independent of contract. It may be either... the violation of some private obligation by which like damage accrues to the individual. 2, record 4, English, - private%20obligation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- obligation privée
1, record 4, French, obligation%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- obligation de nature privée 2, record 4, French, obligation%20de%20nature%20priv%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lord chancelier Buckmaster a rejeté cet argument, soulignant que la négligence [...] est survenue dans l'exécution de l'obligation privée que l'appelante avait à l'égard de l'intimé en vertu d'un contrat, dont l'inexécution permettait à l'intimé seulement de se plaindre. 3, record 4, French, - obligation%20priv%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-02-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- technical breach
1, record 5, English, technical%20breach
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
That contract involved, in my view, an obligation on the part of Devon Lumber to use its best effort to fill as expeditiously as possible those purchase orders received by it from East Coast. I am satisfied that until May 17 that obligation had been met. But there could be no legal justification for Mr. Gill' s on that day, merely because East Coast indicated that it would claim a charge-back, unilaterally renouncing his company's further then-standing obligations. His doing so amounted, in my opinion, to at least a technical breach of his agreement with East Coast.(Recueil des arrêts du Nouveau-Brunswick, Maritime Law Book, 90 R. N.-B(2e) 291, à la p. 311) 1, record 5, English, - technical%20breach
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- rupture nominale
1, record 5, French, rupture%20nominale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-05-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- delivery of contract services
1, record 6, English, delivery%20of%20contract%20services
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any or all participants involved in the delivery of contract services may choose not to participate; that decision will not in any way affect the application or legal obligation of the contract. 2, record 6, English, - delivery%20of%20contract%20services
Record 6, Key term(s)
- contract services delivery
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- prestation de services contractuels
1, record 6, French, prestation%20de%20services%20contractuels
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les participants engagés dans la prestation des services contractuels peuvent choisir de ne pas participer; cette décision n'affectera en aucun cas l'application ou l'obligation légale du contrat. 2, record 6, French, - prestation%20de%20services%20contractuels
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-05-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Government Contracts
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- legal obligation of the contract
1, record 7, English, legal%20obligation%20of%20the%20contract
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any or all participants involved in the delivery of contract services may choose not to participate; that decision will not in any way affect the application or legal obligation of the contract. 2, record 7, English, - legal%20obligation%20of%20the%20contract
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Marchés publics
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- obligation légale du contrat
1, record 7, French, obligation%20l%C3%A9gale%20du%20contrat
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les participants engagés dans la prestation des services contractuels peuvent choisir de ne pas participer; cette décision n'affectera en aucun cas l'application ou l'obligation légale du contrat. 2, record 7, French, - obligation%20l%C3%A9gale%20du%20contrat
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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