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BREACH TERM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- breach of a fundamental term
1, record 1, English, breach%20of%20a%20fundamental%20term
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before recent developments with respect to exclusion and similar clauses, it might have been said that a clause that purported to exclude liability for breaches of conditions and warranties did not effectively exclude liability for breaches of a fundamental term: whereas a fundamental breach, which might nonetheless have been equated with a breach of condition, albeit no a breach of warranty fell within the ambit of the exclusion clause, so that the innocent party was deprived of any remedy. 2, record 1, English, - breach%20of%20a%20fundamental%20term
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fundamental term breach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- violation d'une clause fondamentale
1, record 1, French, violation%20d%27une%20clause%20fondamentale
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
violation d'une clause fondamentale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - violation%20d%27une%20clause%20fondamentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- breach of a term
1, record 2, English, breach%20of%20a%20term
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the consequences of the breach of a term in question could only ever have been serious .... 2, record 2, English, - breach%20of%20a%20term
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- violation d'une clause
1, record 2, French, violation%20d%27une%20clause
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
violation d'une clause : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - violation%20d%27une%20clause
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-02-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- breach of a term or condition of parole
1, record 3, English, breach%20of%20a%20term%20or%20condition%20of%20parole
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- parole violation 1, record 3, English, parole%20violation
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- inobservation des conditions de la libération conditionnelle
1, record 3, French, inobservation%20des%20conditions%20de%20la%20lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- violation des conditions de la libération conditionnelle 1, record 3, French, violation%20des%20conditions%20de%20la%20lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle
correct, feminine noun
- manquement aux conditions de la libération conditionnelle 1, record 3, French, manquement%20aux%20conditions%20de%20la%20lib%C3%A9ration%20conditionnelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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