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VOIDABLE [10 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

An agreement or other act which one of the parties to it is entitled to rescind and which until that happens has full legal effect

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

1. Qui peut être annulé; qui est susceptible d'annulation aux conditions de la loi. 2. Qui encourt annulation en raison du vice qui l'entache

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho privado
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
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Record 2 2015-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
OBS

voidable divorce: a divorce will be void or voidable according to the nature of the irregularity in the proceeding leading up to the judgment of divorce.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

divorce annulable : le divorce sera nul ou annulable selon la nature de l'irrégularité qui entache l'action en divorce et, conséquemment, le jugement de divorce.

OBS

divorce annulable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
CONT

The main difference between a void and a voidable marriage in English Law is that the parties may treat the void marriage as non-existent even though it has not been formally annulled by a court of law, whereas a voidable marriage stands until it is annulled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
CONT

[...] l'annulation [...] a pour effet de déclarer que le mariage n'a jamais existé (mariage nul) ou encore qu'il a existé jusqu'au moment où il est annulé (mariage annulable) par la cour.

OBS

mariage annulable : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

One which is capable of being disclaimed at the option of one of the parties, e.g., a contract induced by misrepresentation.

CONT

A voidable contract is a legally enforceable agreement, but it may be traited as never having been binding on a party who was suffering from some legal disability or was a victim of fraud at the time of its execution. The contract is not void unless and until the party chooses to treat it as such by opposing its enforcement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
CONT

Un contrat est nul s'il est dépourvu de tout effet juridique. Un contrat annulable est un contrat qui peut être annulé au gré de l'une des parties.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bankruptcy
CONT

Where a person has acquired property of a bankrupt under a transaction that is void or under a voidable transaction that is set aside and has sold, disposed of, realized or collected the property or any part thereof, the money or other proceeds whether further disposed of or not, shall be deemed the property of the trustee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Faillites
CONT

Lorsqu'une personne a acquis des biens du failli en vertu d'une transaction qui est nulle ou d'une transaction annulable qui est écartée, et a vendu, aliéné, réalisé ou perçu ces biens, ou une partie de ces biens, les montants d'argent ou autre produit, qu'ils soient de nouveau aliénés ou non, sont réputés être les biens du syndic.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
DEF

Qui peut être résolu, qui est susceptible de résolution.

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
OBS

voidable: A policy contract that can be made void at the option of one or either of the parties to it.

OBS

cancellable: A contract of insurance that may be terminated by insurer or insured at any time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • International Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Droit international

Spanish

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Record 10 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • International Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Droit international

Spanish

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