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Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

(Acceptance...) If the mode by which acceptance is to be signified is indicated by the offeror, that method alone will be effective. If it is not, acceptance may be either express(by word of mouth or in writing) or inferred from the offeree's conduct; for example, if he receives goods on approval and starts to make use of them.("A Concise Dictionary of Law", 1986, pp. 3-4)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

acceptation expresse : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

The facts before the court and the authorities... concerned wills which could validly be made by word of mouth as well as by writing and, in such circumstances, the requirement that the intention should remain unchanged until the date of death was not altogether anomalous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Bankruptcy
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

Debts at common law fall primarily into two major categories, simple contract debts and debts by specialty. .... The different types of debts are as follows: (A) Simple contract debts. Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and Negotiable Instruments. Insurance Policies. (B) Specialty Debts. Crown Debts. Judgement Debts.

OBS

Before 1926 the categories of priority were more numerous than they are now: e.g. Crown debts usually had priority over other debts; and, among the latter, judgment debts had precedence over debts founded on a sealed or simple contract.

OBS

... what are usually called simple contracts [are] agreements made either by word of mouth or in writing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Faillites
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Toutes les amendes et les amendes pécuniaires qui seraient dues à la Cour des Barons, mais qui n'auraient point été enregistrées, seront considérées comme des dettes de simple contrat et prendront rang comme celles dues à un particulier.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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