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FIDUCIARY CAPACITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Trusts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fiduciary capacity
1, record 1, English, fiduciary%20capacity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person is said to act in a fiduciary capacity when business is transacted, or money and property are handled for the benefit of another. 2, record 1, English, - fiduciary%20capacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité fiduciale
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20fiduciale
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
Le terme «fiducial» est un néologisme de forme proposé par le Comité de normalisation du PAJLO. 2, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20fiduciale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour rendre l'expression «act in a fiduciary capacity», on pourra dire «agir fiducialement», «agir à titre fiducial» ou encore «agir en qualité de fiducial», selon le cas. 3, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20fiduciale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
capacité fiduciale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20fiduciale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- in a fiduciary capacity
1, record 2, English, in%20a%20fiduciary%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... to clarify that those persons need not be acting in a fiduciary capacity for the joint and several liability to apply. 2, record 2, English, - in%20a%20fiduciary%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- en qualité de fiduciaire
1, record 2, French, en%20qualit%C3%A9%20de%20fiduciaire
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- à titre de confidé 2, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20titre%20de%20confid%C3%A9
- à titre de fiduciaire 3, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20titre%20de%20fiduciaire
- à titre de représentant 4, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20titre%20de%20repr%C3%A9sentant
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ces personnes n'auront pas à avoir qualité de fiduciaire pour être assujetties à la responsabilité solidaire. 1, record 2, French, - en%20qualit%C3%A9%20de%20fiduciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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