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CAPRICIOUS MANNER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- perverse or capricious manner
1, record 1, English, perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
perverse or capricious manner: CUB Glossary, Employment and Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, English, - perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- façon absurde ou arbitraire
1, record 1, French, fa%C3%A7on%20absurde%20ou%20arbitraire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 2, record 1, French, - fa%C3%A7on%20absurde%20ou%20arbitraire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
façon absurde ou arbitraire : Lexique CUB, Emploi et Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, French, - fa%C3%A7on%20absurde%20ou%20arbitraire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- erroneous finding of fact made in a perverse or capricious manner
1, record 2, English, erroneous%20finding%20of%20fact%20made%20in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Federal Court Act. 1, record 2, English, - erroneous%20finding%20of%20fact%20made%20in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 2, English, - erroneous%20finding%20of%20fact%20made%20in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conclusion de fait erronée, tirée de façon abusive ou arbitraire
1, record 2, French, conclusion%20de%20fait%20erron%C3%A9e%2C%20tir%C3%A9e%20de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi sur la Cour fédérale. 1, record 2, French, - conclusion%20de%20fait%20erron%C3%A9e%2C%20tir%C3%A9e%20de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 2, French, - conclusion%20de%20fait%20erron%C3%A9e%2C%20tir%C3%A9e%20de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-06-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Phraseology
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- in a perverse or capricious manner
1, record 3, English, in%20a%20perverse%20or%20capricious%20manner
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Phraséologie
- Droit judiciaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- de façon abusive ou arbitraire
1, record 3, French, de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Lexique douanes/accise, version de 1994. 2, record 3, French, - de%20fa%C3%A7on%20abusive%20ou%20arbitraire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-03-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- in a capricious manner 1, record 4, English, in%20a%20capricious%20manner
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- de façon arbitraire 1, record 4, French, de%20fa%C3%A7on%20arbitraire
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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