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PAYMENT MADE ERROR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- payment made in error
1, record 1, English, payment%20made%20in%20error
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- versement effectué par erreur
1, record 1, French, versement%20effectu%C3%A9%20par%20erreur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 2, record 1, French, - versement%20effectu%C3%A9%20par%20erreur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paiement made in error
1, record 2, English, paiement%20made%20in%20error
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reception of a thing not due. 1, record 2, English, - paiement%20made%20in%20error
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
reception of a thing not due : A person who receives a payment made in error, or merely to avoid injury to the person making it while protesting that he owes nothing, is obliged to restore it. 1, record 2, English, - paiement%20made%20in%20error
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- paiement fait par erreur
1, record 2, French, paiement%20fait%20par%20erreur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réception de l'indu. 1, record 2, French, - paiement%20fait%20par%20erreur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
réception de l'indu : Le paiement fait par erreur, ou simplement pour éviter un préjudice à celui qui le fait en protestant qu'il ne doit rien, oblige celui qui l'a reçu à le restituer. 1, record 2, French, - paiement%20fait%20par%20erreur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- recepción de lo indebido
1, record 2, Spanish, recepci%C3%B3n%20de%20lo%20indebido
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pago hecho por error 1, record 2, Spanish, pago%20hecho%20por%20error
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
recepción de lo indebido: El pago hecho por error o simplemente para evitar un perjuicio al que lo hace protestando que no debe nada, obliga a quien lo ha recibido a restituirlo. No obstante, no hay lugar a restitución cuando, a consecuencia del pago, quien ha recibido de buena fe ha perdido por prescripción un derecho, o ha destruido su título, o se ha privado de una garantía, excepto el recurso de quien ha pagado contra el verdadero deudor. 1, record 2, Spanish, - recepci%C3%B3n%20de%20lo%20indebido
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Real Estate
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- amount found to be in excess 1, record 3, English, amount%20found%20to%20be%20in%20excess
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The contractor's accounts and records, including its price certification are subject to verification by government audit, at the contracting authority's discretion, before or after payment is made to the contractor under the terms and conditions of the contract. If the said audit demonstrates that the price claimed is an error, the contractor shall make repayment(including interest calculated at the bank rate plus 1. 5% and compounded monthly) to Canada in the amount found to be in excess of the lowest price. 2, record 3, English, - amount%20found%20to%20be%20in%20excess
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Immobilier
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- somme jugée excédentaire
1, record 3, French, somme%20jug%C3%A9e%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les comptes et les relevés de l'entrepreneur, y compris son attestation de prix, pourront être vérifiés par le gouvernement, à la discrétion de l'autorité contractante, avant ou après qu'on ait payé l'entrepreneur en vertu des clauses et des conditions du contrat. Si cette vérification démontre que le prix demandé est erroné, l'entrepreneur devra rembourser au Canada la somme jugée excédentaire par rapport au prix le plus faible (y compris les intérêts calculés au taux bancaire majoré de 1,5 % et composés chaque mois). 2, record 3, French, - somme%20jug%C3%A9e%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-06-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Public Sector Budgeting
- Government Accounting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- constructive loss
1, record 4, English, constructive%20loss
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a distinction should be made between a nugatory payment and one that is a constructive loss. The latter term refers to instances where materials are supplied or services rendered but, owing to a change in policy, error in judgment, or other cause, the materials cannot be utilized or the service does not provide the benefit intended. 1, record 4, English, - constructive%20loss
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Budget des collectivités publiques
- Comptabilité publique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- perte implicite
1, record 4, French, perte%20implicite
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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