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UNDER HAND SEAL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- under hand and seal
1, record 1, English, under%20hand%20and%20seal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- under the hand and seal 2, record 1, English, under%20the%20hand%20and%20seal
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sous seing et sceau
1, record 1, French, sous%20seing%20et%20sceau
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sous les seing et sceau 1, record 1, French, sous%20les%20seing%20et%20sceau
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- consideration
1, record 2, English, consideration
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Courts have used the word "consideration" with many different meanings. It is often used merely to express the legal conclusion that a promise is enforceable. Historically, its primary meaning may have been that the conditions were met under which an action of assumpsit(an early form of contract action) would lie. It was also used as the equivalent of the "quid pro quo" required in an action of debt. A seal, it has been said, imports a consideration, although the law was clear that no element of bargain was necessary to enforcement of a promise under seal. On the other hand, consideration has sometimes been used to refer to almost any reason asserted for enforcing a promise, even though the reason was insufficient(as in) promises in consideration of love and affection, illegal consideration, past consideration, and consideration furnished by reliance on a gratuitous promise where in fact there has been no consideration at all.(Yogis, 1983, p. 47). 2, record 2, English, - consideration
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technical sense, as in "doctrine of consideration." 3, record 2, English, - consideration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrepartie
1, record 2, French, contrepartie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «consideration» n'est pas toujours employé dans ce sens technique. Ainsi, le tour «in consideration for the sum of» peut se rendre par «moyennant la somme de». 2, record 2, French, - contrepartie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contrepartie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - contrepartie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Legal Documents
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- memorial
1, record 3, English, memorial
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[T] hat which contains the particulars of a deed, etc., and is the instrument registered, in the case of a deed which must be registered. The registration of a deed or other document is effected by leaving it at the registry together with a memorial under the hand and seal of one of the parties to the deed. The memorial is an abstract of the material parts of the deed, with the parcels at full length, and concludes with a statement that the party desires the deed to be registered. The execution of the deed and memorial is proved by the oath of an attesting witness.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1171). 1, record 3, English, - memorial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To this point, the words ’enrollment’, ’registration’, and ’recording’ have been used interchangeably. The "Statute of Enrollments" required enrollment, and the "Middlesex Act" required registration. Both of these procedures are the same and are satisfied by a memorandum or memorial included in the public records stating the names of the grantor and of the grantee of the instrument, and the interest purportedly transferred. Recording requires that a complete copy of the instrument be included in the public records. (Mapp, 1978, p. 48). 1, record 3, English, - memorial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Documents juridiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- extrait
1, record 3, French, extrait
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Document contenant, aux fins d'enregistrement, un résumé des éléments de l'acte instrumentaire auquel il est annexé. 2, record 3, French, - extrait
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extrait : 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, - extrait
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-01-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Trusts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- power to dispose of land
1, record 4, English, power%20to%20dispose%20of%20land
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the power of attorney confers a power to dispose of or deal with land, or a charge upon land, a copy certified as a true copy under the hand of the Registrar of the Supreme Court and the seal of the Court shall be registered in the Registry Office of the county wherein the lands are situate. 1, record 4, English, - power%20to%20dispose%20of%20land
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
power of disposal. - An expression used in reference to the power of one other than the owner of property to dispose of it by will. 2, record 4, English, - power%20to%20dispose%20of%20land
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir de disposition de biens-fonds
1, record 4, French, pouvoir%20de%20disposition%20de%20biens%2Dfonds
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pouvoir de disposition concernant des biens-fonds 2, record 4, French, pouvoir%20de%20disposition%20concernant%20des%20biens%2Dfonds
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la procuration confère un pouvoir de disposition ou de négociation concernant des biens-fonds ou une charge grevant des biens-fonds, une copie certifiée conforme par le registraire de la Cour suprême et portant le sceau de cette cour doit être enregistrée au bureau de l'enregistrement du comté où sont situés les biens-fonds. 2, record 4, French, - pouvoir%20de%20disposition%20de%20biens%2Dfonds
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-05-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- under the hand and seal of
1, record 5, English, under%20the%20hand%20and%20seal%20of
correct, adjective phrase
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- portant la signature et le sceau de
1, record 5, French, portant%20la%20signature%20et%20le%20sceau%20de
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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