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OCCUPANT POSITION [7 records]

Record 1 2022-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

[A] van type of truck in which a person having a height of 1 700 mm can enter the occupant compartment in an upright position by a front door...

Key term(s)
  • walk in van

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Camion de type fourgon dans lequel une personne d'une taille de 1 700 mm peut entrer en position debout dans l'habitacle par une porte avant [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The Statute of Frauds... made such estates "pur autre vie" devisable and descendible saving the position of a special occupant who was made liable to the extent thereof for the deceased's debts. At the present time, this kind of life interest is devisable and inheritable in the same way as any other inheritable interest.(Laskin, 1958, p. 68).

French

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

intérêt héréditaire : 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).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The complete devide by which the seat or its parts can be adjusted to a position suited to the morphology of the seated occupant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Dispositif permettant de régler le siège ou ses parties pour une position assise de l'occupant adaptée à sa morphologie.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Relations
  • Personnel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations du travail
  • Gestion du personnel
OBS

Source(s) : Lexique Relations de travail.

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
OBS

At a table, a position whose occupant issues fewer than the average number of communications in the course of a group discussion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
OBS

Each status position is expressed in terms of a role, that is, a pattern of behavior expected of the occupant of the status.

Key term(s)
  • status occupant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
OBS

(...) le rôle est l'ensemble des droits et des obligations qui sont garantis ou imposés à l'occupant d'un statut socialement reconnu.

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
OBS

At a table, a position whose occupant issues more than the average number of communications in the course of the group discussion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale

Spanish

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