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WRITTEN INSTRUMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instrument
1, record 1, English, instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- instrument in writing 1, record 1, English, instrument%20in%20writing
correct
- written instrument 1, record 1, English, written%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] formal legal document whereby a right is created or confirmed, or a fact recorded; a formal writing of any kind as an agreement, deed, charter, or record drawn up and executed in technical form. (Yogis, 2nd, p. 114) 1, record 1, English, - instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The phrases written instrument and instrument in writing are redundancies when a legal instrument is clearly contemplated, in as much as there is no such thing as an oral instrument. (Garner, p. 304) 1, record 1, English, - instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instrument
1, record 1, French, instrument
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- acte 1, record 1, French, acte
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «instrument» est l'équivalent générique; «acte» s'emploie dans certaines expressions dérivées : «acte testamentaire», «acte entre vifs». 1, record 1, French, - instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
instrument; acte : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - instrument
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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