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LEGALITY RULE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equitable
1, record 1, English, equitable
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equity in the sense of fairness is frequently opposed to law and legality, because that which is fair does not always constitute a legal claim or defence. Hence, when a legal rule or remedy is capable of two interpretations or applications, one literal or restrictive, and the other liberal(that is, calculated to make the rule or remedy operate fairly, and to extend its benefit to as many cases as possible), the latter is called the equitable construction or application.(Jowitt's, 2nd ed. 1977, p. 712). 1, record 1, English, - equitable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équitable
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quitable
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent français normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du PAJLO. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quitable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legality rule
1, record 2, English, legality%20rule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- règle de légalité
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%C3%A9galit%C3%A9
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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