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VALIDITY MARRIAGE [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- declaration of validity of marriage
1, record 1, English, declaration%20of%20validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A declaration that a marriage was at its inception a valid marriage. 2, record 1, English, - declaration%20of%20validity%20of%20marriage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déclaration de validité du mariage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9claration%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
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
déclaration de validité du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lack of parental consent to marriage
1, record 2, English, lack%20of%20parental%20consent%20to%20marriage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are jurisdictions in which the lack of parental consent to a marriage between minors affects the validity of the marriage. 2, record 2, English, - lack%20of%20parental%20consent%20to%20marriage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- absence de consentement parental au mariage
1, record 2, French, absence%20de%20consentement%20parental%20au%20mariage
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
absence de consentement parental au mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - absence%20de%20consentement%20parental%20au%20mariage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- presumption of formal validity of marriage
1, record 3, English, presumption%20of%20formal%20validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A presumption that a marriage is valid as to its formal requirements, arising from the proof or admission of the facts that it was celebrated between persons intending to marry. 2, record 3, English, - presumption%20of%20formal%20validity%20of%20marriage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- présomption de validité de forme du mariage
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20de%20forme%20du%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
présomption de validité de forme du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20de%20forme%20du%20mariage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- formally invalid marriage
1, record 4, English, formally%20invalid%20marriage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A marriage is formally invalid if it lacks the requirements for its formal validity, as determined by the law where the marriage was celebrated. 2, record 4, English, - formally%20invalid%20marriage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mariage invalide quant à la forme
1, record 4, French, mariage%20invalide%20quant%20%C3%A0%20la%20forme
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mariage qui ne satisfait pas aux conditions de forme requises pour sa validité. 2, record 4, French, - mariage%20invalide%20quant%20%C3%A0%20la%20forme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les conditions de forme sont déterminées par la loi du lieu de la célébration du mariage. 2, record 4, French, - mariage%20invalide%20quant%20%C3%A0%20la%20forme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mariage invalide quant à la forme : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - mariage%20invalide%20quant%20%C3%A0%20la%20forme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- presumption of essential validity of marriage
1, record 5, English, presumption%20of%20essential%20validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A presumption that a marriage is valid as to its essential requirements, arising from the proof or admission that it has been duly celebrated and is therefore formally valid. 2, record 5, English, - presumption%20of%20essential%20validity%20of%20marriage
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- présomption de validité de fond du mariage
1, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20de%20fond%20du%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
présomption de validité de fond du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20de%20fond%20du%20mariage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- formal validity of marriage
1, record 6, English, formal%20validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formal validity of marriage refers to the ceremonial and evidentiary requirements imposed by law as conditions precedent to the existence of a matrimonial status. 2, record 6, English, - formal%20validity%20of%20marriage
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- validité de forme du mariage
1, record 6, French, validit%C3%A9%20de%20forme%20du%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La validité de forme du mariage se rapporte au respect des exigences de forme telles que la célébration selon les règles prévues par la loi. 2, record 6, French, - validit%C3%A9%20de%20forme%20du%20mariage
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
validité de forme du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 6, French, - validit%C3%A9%20de%20forme%20du%20mariage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- essentially invalid marriage
1, record 7, English, essentially%20invalid%20marriage
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A marriage is essentially invalid if it lacks the requirements for its essential validity, such as consent and capacity to marry. 2, record 7, English, - essentially%20invalid%20marriage
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mariage invalide quant au fond
1, record 7, French, mariage%20invalide%20quant%20au%20fond
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mariage qui ne satisfait pas aux conditions de fond requises pour sa validité. 2, record 7, French, - mariage%20invalide%20quant%20au%20fond
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mariage invalide quant au fond : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 7, French, - mariage%20invalide%20quant%20au%20fond
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- presumption of validity of marriage
1, record 8, English, presumption%20of%20validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where there is evidence of a ceremony of marriage having been gone through, followed by the cohabitation of the parties, everything necessary for the validity of the marriage will be presumed in the absence of decisive evidence to the contrary. 2, record 8, English, - presumption%20of%20validity%20of%20marriage
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- présomption de validité du mariage
1, record 8, French, pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La preuve d'une cérémonie de mariage suivie de la cohabitation matrimoniale des époux fait naître une présomption de validité du mariage. 2, record 8, French, - pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
présomption de validité du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 8, French, - pr%C3%A9somption%20de%20validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- validity of marriage
1, record 9, English, validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is a theoretical dichotomy that classically separates the rules governing validity of marriage into those going to "essential" validity and those going to "formal" validity. Matters of essential validity address the legal and personal capacity of the persons marrying, whereas those relating to formal validity... deal by and large with ritual and bureaucratic requirements. 2, record 9, English, - validity%20of%20marriage
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- validité du mariage
1, record 9, French, validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éléments essentiels à la validité du mariage. Si un mariage qui ne rencontre pas les conditions de forme fixées par la loi peut quand même être valide, il n'en est pas ainsi d'un mariage qui ne répond pas aux conditions essentielles à sa validité. Ces dernières touchent l'essence même du mariage [...] 2, record 9, French, - validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
validité du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 9, French, - validit%C3%A9%20du%20mariage
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- essential validity of marriage
1, record 10, English, essential%20validity%20of%20marriage
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matters pertaining to the essential validity of marriage, which include the capacity to marry and consent to marriage, are governed by the law of the domicile of the parties, or possibly the law of their intended matrimonial domicile. 2, record 10, English, - essential%20validity%20of%20marriage
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- validité de fond du mariage
1, record 10, French, validit%C3%A9%20de%20fond%20du%20mariage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
validité de fond du mariage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 10, French, - validit%C3%A9%20de%20fond%20du%20mariage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2014-12-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- validity
1, record 11, English, validity
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). 2, record 11, English, - validity
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
validity of a passport, a marriage. 3, record 11, English, - validity
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- validité
1, record 11, French, validit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 2, record 11, French, - validit%C3%A9
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
validité d'un passeport, d'un engagement, d'un mariage, d'une adoption 3, record 11, French, - validit%C3%A9
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2012-11-05
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (civil law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- impediment to marriage
1, record 12, English, impediment%20to%20marriage
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obstacle to the solemnization of marriage founded upon a condition necessary for the validity of marriage. 1, record 12, English, - impediment%20to%20marriage
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (droit civil)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- empêchement au mariage
1, record 12, French, emp%C3%AAchement%20au%20mariage
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- empêchement à mariage 2, record 12, French, emp%C3%AAchement%20%C3%A0%20mariage
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Au sens large [...] tout obstacle à la célébration du mariage provenant de l'absence d'une condition exigée par la loi. 2, record 12, French, - emp%C3%AAchement%20au%20mariage
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1994-01-24
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Educational Psychology
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- Interpersonal Behavior Survey
1, record 13, English, Interpersonal%20Behavior%20Survey
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
- IBS 1, record 13, English, IBS
correct
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Purpose : Distinguish assertive and aggressive behaviors among adolescents and adults. Used for assertiveness training, marriage counseling, and a variety of clinical uses. Description :... The subject responds to present-tense statements written at the 6th grade reading level to provide sensitivity to ongoing changes. The test is scored as follows : 8 aggressiveness scales... 9 assertiveness scales... 3 validity scales, and 3 relationship scales.... 2, record 13, English, - Interpersonal%20Behavior%20Survey
Record 13, Key term(s)
- Interpersonal Behaviour Survey
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie scolaire
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- Interpersonal Behavior Survey 1, record 13, French, Interpersonal%20Behavior%20Survey
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre d'un test américain de comportement interpersonnel qui n'a pas de traduction officielle en français. Ce test est destiné aux élèves de niveau secondaire et universitaire en vue de mesurer les variables suivantes : comportement assertif, évitement des conflits, dépendance, et timidité. 2, record 13, French, - Interpersonal%20Behavior%20Survey
Record 13, Key term(s)
- test de comportement interpersonnel
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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