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AWARDING COSTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- award of costs
1, record 1, English, award%20of%20costs
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- awarding of costs 2, record 1, English, awarding%20of%20costs
correct
- allowance of costs 3, record 1, English, allowance%20of%20costs
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A judgment or order for the payment of costs. 4, record 1, English, - award%20of%20costs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 1, English, - award%20of%20costs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allocation des dépens
1, record 1, French, allocation%20des%20d%C3%A9pens
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- octroi des dépens 2, record 1, French, octroi%20des%20d%C3%A9pens
correct, masculine noun
- allocation des frais 3, record 1, French, allocation%20des%20frais
correct, feminine noun
- attribution des dépens 1, record 1, French, attribution%20des%20d%C3%A9pens
proposal, feminine noun
- adjudication des dépens 4, record 1, French, adjudication%20des%20d%C3%A9pens
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
allocation : L'action d'allouer. 5, record 1, French, - allocation%20des%20d%C3%A9pens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
allouer : Accorder une somme d'argent [...]; se dit surtout d'une décision de justice. Ex. somme allouée à la victime d'un accident à titre de dommages-intérêts [...] 5, record 1, French, - allocation%20des%20d%C3%A9pens
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Reglamento procesal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asignación de costas
1, record 1, Spanish, asignaci%C3%B3n%20de%20costas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de la Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - asignaci%C3%B3n%20de%20costas
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