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UNSECURED CLAIM [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Bankruptcy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unsecured debt
1, record 1, English, unsecured%20debt
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unsecured claim 2, record 1, English, unsecured%20claim
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An obligation that is not backed by a guarantee, pawned item or specific mortgage. 3, record 1, English, - unsecured%20debt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unsecured debt: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, English, - unsecured%20debt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Faillites
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- créance chirographaire
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9ance%20chirographaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- créance ordinaire 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9ance%20ordinaire
correct, feminine noun
- créance non garantie 3, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9ance%20non%20garantie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La transposition de cette règle à la créance ordinaire, c'est-à-dire non affectée d'une cause de préférence, hypothèque ou priorité [...] 4, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance%20chirographaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pending proceeding
1, record 2, English, pending%20proceeding
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the amount of a secured claim shall be the amount, proof of which might be made in respect thereof under the Bankruptcy Act if such claim were unsecured, but such amount if not admitted by the company shall, in the case of a company subject to pending proceedings under the Winding-up Act, or the Bankruptcy Act, be established by proof in the same manner as an unsecured claim under the Winding-up Act... 1, record 2, English, - pending%20proceeding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- procédure pendante
1, record 2, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20pendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le montant d'une réclamation garantie doit être le montant dont la preuve pourrait être établie à son égard sous le régime de la Loi sur la faillite si cette réclamation n'était pas garantie, mais ce montant, s'il n'est pas admis par la compagnie, doit, dans le cas d'une compagnie assujettie à des procédures pendantes en vertu de la Loi sur les liquidations ou de la Loi sur la faillite, être établi par preuve [...]. 2, record 2, French, - proc%C3%A9dure%20pendante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unsecured claim
1, record 3, English, unsecured%20claim
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réclamation non garantie
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9clamation%20non%20garantie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho privado
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- reclamo no garantizado
1, record 3, Spanish, reclamo%20no%20garantizado
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Forms
- Bankruptcy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- proof of claim
1, record 4, English, proof%20of%20claim
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Claim" means any indebtedness, liability or obligation of any kind that, if unsecured, would be a debt provable in bankruptcy within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Act. 2, record 4, English, - proof%20of%20claim
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Form GST 258 E of Revenue Canada. 3, record 4, English, - proof%20of%20claim
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de formulaires administratifs
- Faillites
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- preuve de réclamation
1, record 4, French, preuve%20de%20r%C3%A9clamation
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Réclamation» s'entend de toute dette, tout engagement ou toute obligation d'un genre quelconque qui, s'il n'était pas garanti, constituerait une dette prouvable en matière de faillite au sens de la Loi sur la faillite. 2, record 4, French, - preuve%20de%20r%C3%A9clamation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formulaire GST 258 F de Revenu Canada. 3, record 4, French, - preuve%20de%20r%C3%A9clamation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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