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AUTHORIZE [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
OBS

authorize; auth: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • authorise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

autoriser; aut : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-08

English

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

To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.

CONT

Authorize: to empower another with the legal right to perform an action. Ex. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

OBS

Although it is a contemporary buzzword, the word "empower" is not new, having arisen in the mid-17th century with the legalistic meaning "to invest with authority, authorize". Shortly thereafter it began to be used with an infinitive in a more general way meaning "to enable or permit."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Rendre quelqu'un légalement capable d'exercer certains pouvoirs, d'accomplir certains actes.

OBS

On a constaté que le verbe «empower» peut se traduire selon le contexte par : autoriser; habiliter; déléguer (donner pouvoir à); mandater (donner mandat à), etc. On a remarqué dans le domaine juridique, le verbe «habiliter» est couramment employé dans le sens de : «habiliter à faire quelque chose». Cependant, le verbe «autoriser» peut être utilisé dans le sens de «autoriser à faire quelque chose» dans les domaines juridique, administratif et politique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
OBS

These verbs "empower, authorize, allow" mean to give someone the authority to act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
PHR

Habiliter quelqu'un à faire quelque chose; donner pouvoir à quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose; autoriser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose; permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
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Record 4 2007-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

a collecting body

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

une société de perception

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
OBS

a una sociedad de recaudación.

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