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LIFE SUSPENSION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chain suspension bridge
1, record 1, English, chain%20suspension%20bridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chain-suspension bridge 1, record 1, English, chain%2Dsuspension%20bridge
correct
- chain bridge 2, record 1, English, chain%20bridge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the design of the Menai suspension bridge... Telford used chains of wrought-iron links.... The chains, laid out full length, were then towed across the waterway and hoisted into place; and the deck was suspended beneath them.... Another chain suspension bridge that had a long life was a span over the Danube, Budapest, Hungary. 1, record 1, English, - chain%20suspension%20bridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pont suspendu avec câbles en chaînes
1, record 1, French, pont%20suspendu%20avec%20c%C3%A2bles%20en%20cha%C3%AEnes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pont suspendu à chaînes 2, record 1, French, pont%20suspendu%20%C3%A0%20cha%C3%AEnes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ponts suspendus avec câbles en chaînes ou barres à œil se sont tout d'abord développés en Angleterre et en Amérique. Les câbles en chaînes ont été remplacés par des câbles en fils de fer parallèles vers le début du XIXe siècle. 1, record 1, French, - pont%20suspendu%20avec%20c%C3%A2bles%20en%20cha%C3%AEnes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extinguishment
1, record 2, English, extinguishment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Extinguishment. The term has, in the law, no fixed, uniform and universal meaning, but varies with the subject matter to which it is applied; but usually it connotes the end of a thing, precluding the existence of future life therein, and has been defined generally as meaning a complete wiping out, destruction, or annihilation, and not a mere suspension; the destruction or cancellation of a right, power, contract, or estate; a discharge by operation of law; a termination; and, more specifically, as the annihilation or extinction of a right by its being consolidated with a greater or more extensive right; the extinction of a charge or equity by its passing into the hands of the owner of the lands charged; and it has been sometimes used in the sense of payment.("Corpus Juris Secundum", Vol. 35, p. 352) 1, record 2, English, - extinguishment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(extinguishment; extinction:) Both words are nouns corresponding to the verb "to extinguish". If there is differentiation, it is that extinguishment refers to the process, and extinction to the resultant state. Extinguishment means in law "the cessation or cancellation of some right or interest". (Garner, 1987, p. 235) 1, record 2, English, - extinguishment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- extinction
1, record 2, French, extinction
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extinction : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - extinction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- imposed dormancy
1, record 3, English, imposed%20dormancy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dormancy : A condition in the life of organisms or their parts(sometimes termed the resting stage=rest) when a tissue predisposed to proliferate does not do so, there being a temporary suspension of visible growth and development.... In plants the suspension may be imposed dormancy, due to unfavourable, external, environmental conditions, e. g. drought or frost... 1, record 3, English, - imposed%20dormancy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dormance imposée
1, record 3, French, dormance%20impos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dormance : Repos temporaire apparent de l'activité de croissance d'un organisme ou d'une partie d'organisme dont les tissus sont en état de reprendre leur croissance. [...] Pour les plantes, ce suspens peut être une dormance imposée par des conditions de milieu défavorables, par ex. la sécheresse, le froid [...] 1, record 3, French, - dormance%20impos%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- physiological dormancy
1, record 4, English, physiological%20dormancy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dormancy : A condition in the life of organisms or their parts(sometimes termed the resting stage=rest) when a tissue predisposed to proliferate does not do so, there being a temporary suspension of visible growth and development.... In plants the suspension may be imposed dormancy, due to unfavourable, external, environmental conditions, e. g. drought or frost; or physiological dormancy due to unfavourable, internal physiological conditions... 1, record 4, English, - physiological%20dormancy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dormance physiologique
1, record 4, French, dormance%20physiologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
dormance : Repos temporaire apparent de l'activité de croissance d'un organisme ou d'une partie d'organisme dont les tissus sont en état de reprendre leur croissance. Pour les plantes, ce suspens peut être une dormance imposée par des conditions de milieu défavorables, par ex. la sécheresse, le froid; ou une dormance physiologique dûe à des conditions internes défavorables, physiologiques ou autres [...] 1, record 4, French, - dormance%20physiologique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-04-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- life suspension
1, record 5, English, life%20suspension
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lifetime suspension 1, record 5, English, lifetime%20suspension
correct
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- suspension à vie
1, record 5, French, suspension%20%C3%A0%20vie
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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