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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- at will
1, record 1, English, at%20will
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- at one's will 2, record 1, English, at%20one%27s%20will
correct, Ontario
- at pleasure 3, record 1, English, at%20pleasure
correct
- at one's discretion 4, record 1, English, at%20one%27s%20discretion
correct
- at discretion 5, record 1, English, at%20discretion
correct
- ad nutum 6, record 1, English, ad%20nutum
correct, France
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
at will, at pleasure and at one's discretion: Terms reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 7, record 1, English, - at%20will
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à son gré
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20son%20gr%C3%A9
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à volonté 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20volont%C3%A9
correct, Ontario
- ad nutum 3, record 1, French, ad%20nutum
correct, see observation
- à discrétion 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20discr%C3%A9tion
Ontario
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
«ad nutum» : Expression latine signifiant litt. «sur un signe de tête» encore employée, jointe aux mots «révocable», «révocabilité», pour caractériser la situation d'une personne (par ex. mandataire] qui peut être librement révoquée par la seule volonté de celle dont elle tient sa mission (à sa guise, à son gré), de telle sorte que cette révocation volontaire unilatérale n'engage pas la responsabilité de son auteur envers celle qu'elle frappe (sauf, parfois, abus prouvé du droit de révocation). Comp. «précaire». 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20son%20gr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
à son gré, au gré de, ad nutum : Termes reproduits de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20son%20gr%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
- Fraseología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- a voluntad 1, record 1, Spanish, a%20voluntad
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a voluntad: Término reproducido de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - a%20voluntad
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- in one's discretion 1, record 2, English, in%20one%27s%20discretion
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- si bon lui semble 1, record 2, French, si%20bon%20lui%20semble
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
DORS/58-331 Nord canadien 1, record 2, French, - si%20bon%20lui%20semble
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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