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SUSTAINED CALL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anticipatory secondary obligation
1, record 1, English, anticipatory%20secondary%20obligation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the word "anticipatory" describes the fact that the promisee’s damages are assessed by reference to those obligations which would have fallen due for performance at some time in the future. 2, record 1, English, - anticipatory%20secondary%20obligation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where such an election is made(a) there is substituted by implication of law for the primary obligations of the party in default which remain unperformed a secondary obligation to pay monetary compensation to the other party for the loss sustained by him in consequence of their non-performance in the future and(b) the unperformed primary obligations of that other party are discharged. This secondary obligation is additional to the general secondary obligation; I will call it "the anticipatory secondary obligation". 3, record 1, English, - anticipatory%20secondary%20obligation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation secondaire anticipative
1, record 1, French, obligation%20secondaire%20anticipative
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anticipative est une dérivation nominale d'«anticipée», qui rend le sens de quelque chose qui sera effectuée dans un temps futur. 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20secondaire%20anticipative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
obligation secondaire anticipative : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20secondaire%20anticipative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Services
- Telephones
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- permanent signal
1, record 2, English, permanent%20signal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ROH signal 2, record 2, English, ROH%20signal
correct
- receiver off-hook signal 2, record 2, English, receiver%20off%2Dhook%20signal
correct
- ROH state 2, record 2, English, ROH%20state
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sustained off-hook supervisory signal, originating outside a switching system and not related to a call in progress. 2, record 2, English, - permanent%20signal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Permanent signals can occupy a substantial part of the capacity of a switching system. 2, record 2, English, - permanent%20signal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Services téléphoniques
- Téléphones
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faux appel
1, record 2, French, faux%20appel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- FA 2, record 2, French, FA
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- signal de faux appel 3, record 2, French, signal%20de%20faux%20appel
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signal envoyé à l'abonné lorsque son appareil reste décroché pendant plus d'un délai prédéterminé sans qu'il ait composé un numéro, sans qu'il ait terminé de composer le numéro demandé, après avoir terminé une conversation ou après avoir reçu une tonalité d'occupation. 3, record 2, French, - faux%20appel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le délai spécifié de réception successive des chiffres émis par l'abonné est dépassé, l'abonné demandeur est renvoyé en faux appel. 3, record 2, French, - faux%20appel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios telefónicos
- Teléfonos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- falsa llamada
1, record 2, Spanish, falsa%20llamada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- llamada equivocada 1, record 2, Spanish, llamada%20equivocada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telephony and Microwave Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sustained call 1, record 3, English, sustained%20call
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appel retenu 1, record 3, French, appel%20retenu
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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