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OBLIGATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Legal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- obligation
1, record 1, English, obligation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duty 2, record 1, English, duty
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legal or moral duty to do or not to do something. The word has many wide and varied meanings. 3, record 1, English, - obligation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Obligation in its popular sense is merely a synonym for duty. Its legal sense, derived from Roman law, differs from this in several aspects. In the first place, obligations are merely one class of duties, namely, those which are the correlatives of rights in personam. 3, record 1, English, - obligation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Duty used in its broad meaning. 4, record 1, English, - obligation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Théorie du droit
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation
1, record 1, French, obligation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- devoir 2, record 1, French, devoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les obligations de l'administrateur du bien d'autrui, les obligations réciproques des époux. 2, record 1, French, - obligation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obligation : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - obligation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- obligation
1, record 2, English, obligation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legal duty. In the law of tort it refers to the bond created as a result of the special relationship existing between two or more persons, giving rise, e.g. to a duty to exercise due care. 1, record 2, English, - obligation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- obligation
1, record 2, French, obligation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- obligación
1, record 2, Spanish, obligaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deber jurídico establecido normativamente o por voluntario otorgamiento, de dar, hacer o no hacer alguna cosa y cuyo cumplimiento puede ser exigido de manera coactiva. 1, record 2, Spanish, - obligaci%C3%B3n
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