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INFORMALITY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- formal defect
1, record 1, English, formal%20defect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- defect in form 2, record 1, English, defect%20in%20form
correct
- informality 3, record 1, English, informality
correct
- vice of form 4, record 1, English, vice%20of%20form
correct, see observation, France, Quebec
- want of form 5, record 1, English, want%20of%20form
correct
- defect of form 6, record 1, English, defect%20of%20form
correct
- formal deficiency 7, record 1, English, formal%20deficiency
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vice of form: Term used in civil law jurisdictions like France and the Province of Quebec. 8, record 1, English, - formal%20defect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vice de forme
1, record 1, French, vice%20de%20forme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- défaut de forme 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faut%20de%20forme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défaut d'un acte juridique ou instrumentaire qui ne rencontre pas les conditions de forme requises par la loi. 2, record 1, French, - vice%20de%20forme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos jurídicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- defecto de forma
1, record 1, Spanish, defecto%20de%20forma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- informality
1, record 2, English, informality
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
informality: taken from the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. 2, record 2, English, - informality
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- absence de formalisme
1, record 2, French, absence%20de%20formalisme
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
absence de formalisme : extrait de la Loi sur la protection des fonctionnaires divulgateurs d'actes répréhensibles. 2, record 2, French, - absence%20de%20formalisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-04-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Penal Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- informality
1, record 3, English, informality
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit pénal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- absence de forme 1, record 3, French, absence%20de%20forme
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet de loi cité : The Health and Post Secondary Education Tax Levy Act, Bill 46, (3rd reading), 1st Sess., 32nd Legislature (Man.), p. 16. 1, record 3, French, - absence%20de%20forme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho privado
- Derecho penal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- extraoficialidad
1, record 3, Spanish, extraoficialidad
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-11-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- informality
1, record 4, English, informality
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form. 1, record 4, English, - informality
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- informalité
1, record 4, French, informalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En programmation automatique IA, erreur détectable par une analyse locale du texte du programme, principalement une erreur de surface comme, par exemple, une erreur d'orthographe. 1, record 4, French, - informalit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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