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ABSOLUTE AUCTION [2 records]

Record 1 2015-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

An auction in which the property will be sold to the highest bidder, no minimum price will limit bidding, the owner may not withdraw property after the first bid is received, the owner may not reject any bids, and the owner may not nullify the bidding by outbidding all other bidders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

Dans ce contexte «absolute auction» et «auction without reserve» sont utilisés dans leur sens métonymique.

OBS

vente aux enchères sans mise à prix : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
OBS

auction: primary sense denoting the type of process leading to the sale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

Au sens propre, «auction» désigne plus exactement l'opération ou le processus qui aboutit à la vente, plutôt que la vente elle-même.

OBS

enchères sans mise à prix : terme toujours utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

enchères sans mise à prix : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Key term(s)
  • enchère sans mise à prix

Spanish

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