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SUBSCRIBING WITNESS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Patents (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subscribing witness
1, record 1, English, subscribing%20witness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An affidavit of a subscribing witness. 1, record 1, English, - subscribing%20witness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- témoin attestant
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9moin%20attestant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'affidavit d'un témoin attestant. 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9moin%20attestant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- authenticating witness
1, record 2, English, authenticating%20witness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rule in its modern common law form requires, when a document signed by subscribing witnesses is sought to be authenticated by witnesses, that an attesting witness first be called, or all attestors must be shown to be unavailable, before other witnesses can be called to authenticate it.(McCormick, pp. 545-6) 1, record 2, English, - authenticating%20witness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- témoin authentifiant
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9moin%20authentifiant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
témoin authentifiant : 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, - t%C3%A9moin%20authentifiant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- subscribing witness
1, record 3, English, subscribing%20witness
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
He who witnesses or attests the signature of a party to an instrument, and in testimony thereof subscribes his own name to the document. (Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1280) 1, record 3, English, - subscribing%20witness
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- témoin signataire
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9moin%20signataire
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
témoin signataire : 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 3, French, - t%C3%A9moin%20signataire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-10-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
- Legal Documents
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- attestation
1, record 4, English, attestation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of witnessing an instrument in writing... and subscribing it as a witness. The act of witnessing the execution of a paper and subscribing the name of the witness in testimony of such fact.(Black's, p. 117) 1, record 4, English, - attestation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
- Documents juridiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- attestation
1, record 4, French, attestation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attestation : 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 4, French, - attestation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le verbe correspondant "attest" peut se rendre en français par «attester». Le verbe "avouch", qui vise l'attestation d'un testament, d'un codicille ou de tout autre acte testamentaire peut se rendre aussi en français par «attester». 1, record 4, French, - attestation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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