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Record 1 2010-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
DEF

A section of an act which provisions serve to clarify the meaning or effect of other legislative provisions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Lois et documents juridiques
DEF

Article d'une loi contenant des dispositions servant à interpréter d'autres dispositions législatives.

OBS

article déclaratoire: L'emploi de l'adjectif «déclaratoire» en ce sens est un calque de l'anglais "déclaratory".

Spanish

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