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SELLER [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

The party to a contract of sale of goods who transfers or agrees to transfer ownership of the goods to the buyer. The term may also be used in the context of the transfer of the ownership of land, but a seller of land is more usually called a vendor. (A Concise Dictionary of Law, 1986, p. 332)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

vendeur; venderesse : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

Acception courante. S'emploie dans la vente des marchandises.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A claiming race at the end of which the winning horse is offered for sale.

OBS

The "selling race", so called because the winning horse was put up for auction, is now replaced by the claiming race.

OBS

A selling race is also called a "seller", but the latter also means a horse running in such a race.

Key term(s)
  • claiming race

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Les catégories spéciales [de courses] comprennent: les courses de novices [...], les courses de yearlings [et] les courses à vendre dont le vainqueur est mis aux enchères [après la tenue de l'épreuve].

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sales (Marketing)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Vente
DEF

Personne qui cède à une autre, moyennant contrepartie, la propriété d'une chose qui lui appartient.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Ventas (Comercialización)
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