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SUSTAINED CALL [3 records]

Record 1 2015-11-16

English

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

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".

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

Anticipative est une dérivation nominale d'«anticipée», qui rend le sens de quelque chose qui sera effectuée dans un temps futur.

OBS

obligation secondaire anticipative : 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 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
  • Telephones
DEF

A sustained off-hook supervisory signal, originating outside a switching system and not related to a call in progress.

OBS

Permanent signals can occupy a substantial part of the capacity of a switching system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Téléphones
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.

OBS

Si le délai spécifié de réception successive des chiffres émis par l'abonné est dépassé, l'abonné demandeur est renvoyé en faux appel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios telefónicos
  • Teléfonos
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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences

Spanish

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