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VINDICATION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transfer of Personnel
- Public Service
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right of appeal
1, record 1, English, right%20of%20appeal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- appeal right 2, record 1, English, appeal%20right
correct, see observation
- right to appeal 3, record 1, English, right%20to%20appeal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At the Public Service of Canada, the entitlement to have an appointment or proposed appointment from within the Public Service, or a recommendation for release or demolition because of incompetence or incapacity reviewed by an appeal board. 4, record 1, English, - right%20of%20appeal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The right of appeal carries an obligation to use it responsibly. 5, record 1, English, - right%20of%20appeal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right: the capacity to assert a legally recognized claim 6, record 1, English, - right%20of%20appeal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
appeal : an application or reference(as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision 6, record 1, English, - right%20of%20appeal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
for "appeal right" : Usually used in the plural. 7, record 1, English, - right%20of%20appeal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mobilité du personnel
- Fonction publique
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit d'appel
1, record 1, French, droit%20d%27appel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droit d'interjeter appel 2, record 1, French, droit%20d%27interjeter%20appel
correct, masculine noun
- droit d'en appeler 3, record 1, French, droit%20d%27en%20appeler
correct, masculine noun
- droit de faire appel 4, record 1, French, droit%20de%20faire%20appel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'agent de dotation responsable doit: 1) si un concours restreint a été tenu, informer par écrit tous les candidats de leur situation à la suite du concours, de leur rang s'ils sont inscrits sur une liste d'admissibilité ainsi que de leur droit de faire appel [...] 4, record 1, French, - droit%20d%27appel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«droit d'appel» : [...] si une nomination doit être faite sans concours parmi les employés de la fonction publique et qu'un droit d'appel doit être accordé [...] 4, record 1, French, - droit%20d%27appel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
«droit d'en appeler» : L'article 40 du Règlement sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique exige que l'agent du personnel responsable fournisse à chaque candidat à un concours restreint une déclaration écrite établissant son rang au concours et son droit d'en appeler dans les 14 jours qui suivent la réception de cet avis. 5, record 1, French, - droit%20d%27appel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traslado del personal
- Función pública
- Reglamento procesal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho de apelar
1, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20de%20apelar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- derecho de recurrir 1, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20de%20recurrir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nominal damages
1, record 2, English, nominal%20damages
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... damages to such a small amount as to show they are not intended as any equivalent or satisfaction to the party recovering them. 2, record 2, English, - nominal%20damages
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nominal damages are awarded for the vindication of a right where no real loss or injury can be proved. Generally, punitive or exemplary damages are awarded only if compensatory or actual damages have been sustained. 3, record 2, English, - nominal%20damages
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nominal damages: term usually used in the plural in this context 4, record 2, English, - nominal%20damages
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dommages-intérêts symboliques
1, record 2, French, dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20symboliques
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dommages-intérêts symboliques sont accordés pour la défense d'un droit, lorsqu'une perte ou aucun préjudice réel ne peut être prouvé. En règle générale, les dommages-intérêts punitifs ou exemplaires ne sont accordés que si des dommages compensatoires ou réels ont été subis. 2, record 2, French, - dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20symboliques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dommages-intérêts symboliques : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 3, record 2, French, - dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20symboliques
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dommages-intérêts symboliques : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - dommages%2Dint%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20symboliques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-05-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- recovery
1, record 3, English, recovery
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In its most extensive sense, the restoration or vindication of a right existing in a person, by the formal judgment or decree of a competent court, at his instance and suit, or the obtaining, by such judgment, of some right or property which has been taken or withheld from him. 1, record 3, English, - recovery
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- revendication
1, record 3, French, revendication
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de réclamer la propriété d'un bien ou la reconnaissance d'un droit. 2, record 3, French, - revendication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La revendication n'est pas toujours et exclusivement réservée au propriétaire d'un bien; elle peut être accordée à celui qui a un droit réel sur la chose ou un droit spécial assimilable au droit de propriété. 2, record 3, French, - revendication
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le droit de revendication conféré par la loi au liquidateur de la succession ou au vendeur impayé. 2, record 3, French, - revendication
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bonitarian owner
1, record 4, English, bonitarian%20owner
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As against the true owner, whose property had been disposed of by a stranger behind his back, there would have been no equity in giving him an action; but as against all the world except the true owner his "better right" was recognized by the preemptor, who accorded to him also a vindication proceeding on a fiction of completed usucapion, for usucapion cured the defect of his title, just as it did that of the bonitarian owner. 1, record 4, English, - bonitarian%20owner
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- propriétaire bonitaire
1, record 4, French, propri%C3%A9taire%20bonitaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le propriétaire bonitaire est, en réalité, un possesseur de bonne foi qui espère devenir propriétaire quiritaire par usucapion (prise par l’usage). 1, record 4, French, - propri%C3%A9taire%20bonitaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-08-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Poujadism
1, record 5, English, Poujadism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pierre Poujade, the movement's leader, is still alive and alert, and hailed the hauliers’ fuel-tax movement this year as a vindication of his ideas. But Poujadism in its later years was fascist-coloured. 1, record 5, English, - Poujadism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- poujadisme
1, record 5, French, poujadisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement corporatiste et populiste de droite, apparu au début des années 1950 en France. 1, record 5, French, - poujadisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mouvement s'est fédéré autour de Pierre Poujade (1920-2003), homme politique français [...]. Il visait à défendre les intérêts des petits commerçants et des artisans confrontés à la modernisation de l'après Seconde Guerre mondiale et à la pression fiscale. 1, record 5, French, - poujadisme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-05-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Advertising Techniques
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dramatic advertisement
1, record 6, English, dramatic%20advertisement
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On May 2, 1962, a dramatic advertisement appeared in the San Francisco Examiner :"I don’t want my husband to die in the gas chamber for a crime he did not commit. I will therefore offer my services for 10 years as a cook, maid, or housekeeper to any leading attorney who will defend him and bring about his vindication. " 1, record 6, English, - dramatic%20advertisement
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Techniques publicitaires
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- annonce spectaculaire
1, record 6, French, annonce%20spectaculaire
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- annonce «choc» 1, record 6, French, annonce%20%C2%ABchoc%C2%BB
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- vindication 1, record 7, English, vindication
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
of his efforts 1, record 7, English, - vindication
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- consécration 1, record 7, French, cons%C3%A9cration
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Débats, 1926.Unr.ed., p. 1421; ed.n.r., 1437.) 1, record 7, French, - cons%C3%A9cration
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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