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UNDER HIS HAND [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Documents
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

As soon as convenient after the issue of the writ for a referendum, a returning officer shall, by writing in the prescribed form executed under his hand, appoint one deputy returning officer in each polling division in the electoral district to be appointed from lists supplied by the registered party whose candidate finished first in the electoral district in the last election.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents juridiques
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Dès que cela est à propos, après la délivrance du bref référendaire, le directeur du scrutin, par écrit conforme au modèle prescrit et signé de sa main, nomme un scrutateur pour chacun des bureaux de scrutin de la circonscription.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos jurídicos
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 2 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
DEF

A grip in which an arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the hand is pressed on the back of his neck.

OBS

When used alone, the term "nelson" refers to a "half nelson".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte
OBS

Utilisé seul, le terme «nelson» signifie habituellement un «demi-Nelson».

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

issue a warrant under his hand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
CONT

Le juge peut décerner, sous son seing, un mandat autorisant la saisie des exemplaires d'une publication ou des copies d'une représentation ou d'un écrit s'il est convaincu, par une dénonciation sous serment, qu'il existe des motifs raisonnables de croire [...] que l'enregistrement, dont des copies sont tenues, pour vente ou distribution, dans un local du ressort du tribunal, constitue un enregistrement voyeuriste.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Change lead with an action of the left rein, moving your left shoulder back, instantaneously followed by an action of the whip on the left and the action of the left leg behind the girth.

CONT

If a horse is so far broken in, so far under control of hand and leg, as to be unable to do anything unless you wish it, all his capabilities are at your disposal; you can throw the weight on each limb in succession, and change leg at every stride.

OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Terme d'équitation.

PHR

Changer de pied en l'air.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
PHR

Cambiar de pie en el aire.

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Record 5 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A sign of damage to the anterior talofibular ligament. With the patient sitting on the edge of the examining table, his legs dangling and his feet in a few degrees of plantar flexion, the examiner places one hand on the anterior aspect of the lower tibia and grips the calcaneus in the palm of the other hand; then, he draws the calcaneus(and talus) anteriorly, while pushing the tibia posteriorly. Normally, the anterior talofibular ligament is tight in all positions of the ankle joint, and there should be no forward movement of the talus on the tibia. Under abnormal conditions, however, the talus slides anteriorly from under the cover of the ankle mortise(positive draw sign).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Signe témoignant d'une lésion grave du plan ligamentaire externe de la cheville. Le pied étant en légère flexion plantaire, une main fixe l'extrémité inférieure de la jambe et l'autre empaume le talon; la main jambière essaie de faire glisser le pied en avant en appuyant fortement sur le tibia.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 6 1979-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

side by side position, gentleman has one hand under the lady's armpit, his other hand grasps lady's hand and is extended upwards during the lift.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

position côte à côte, le patineur plaçant une main sous l'aisselle de la patineuse, l'autre main saisissant celle de la patineuse, et est tendue vers le haut durant la levée.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

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