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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- written return under oath
1, record 1, English, written%20return%20under%20oath
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- état écrit sous serment
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tat%20%C3%A9crit%20sous%20serment
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labour Relations
- Federal Administration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compel witnesses to give oral or written evidence on oath
1, record 2, English, compel%20witnesses%20to%20give%20oral%20or%20written%20evidence%20on%20oath
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [Public Service Staffing] Tribunal has, in relation to a complaint, the power to ... summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses and compel them to give oral or written evidence on oath in the same manner and to the same extent as a superior court of record. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 2, English, - compel%20witnesses%20to%20give%20oral%20or%20written%20evidence%20on%20oath
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations du travail
- Administration fédérale
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contraindre les témoins à comparaître et à faire sous serment des dépositions orales ou écrites
1, record 2, French, contraindre%20les%20t%C3%A9moins%20%C3%A0%20compara%C3%AEtre%20et%20%C3%A0%20faire%20sous%20serment%20des%20d%C3%A9positions%20orales%20ou%20%C3%A9crites
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Tribunal [de la dotation de la fonction publique] peut, pour l'instruction d'une plainte : [...] de la même façon et dans la même mesure qu'une cour supérieure d'archives, convoquer des témoins et les contraindre à comparaître et à faire sous serment des dépositions orales ou écrites.[Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 2, French, - contraindre%20les%20t%C3%A9moins%20%C3%A0%20compara%C3%AEtre%20et%20%C3%A0%20faire%20sous%20serment%20des%20d%C3%A9positions%20orales%20ou%20%C3%A9crites
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-06-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Federal Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compel witnesses to give oral or written evidence on oath
1, record 3, English, compel%20witnesses%20to%20give%20oral%20or%20written%20evidence%20on%20oath
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [Public Service Staffing] Tribunal has, in relation to a complaint, the power to summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses and compel them to give oral or written evidence on oath in the same manner and to the same extent as a superior court of record ... [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 3, English, - compel%20witnesses%20to%20give%20oral%20or%20written%20evidence%20on%20oath
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration fédérale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contraindre les témoins à comparaître et à faire sous serment des dépositions orales ou écrites
1, record 3, French, contraindre%20les%20t%C3%A9moins%20%C3%A0%20compara%C3%AEtre%20et%20%C3%A0%20faire%20sous%20serment%20des%20d%C3%A9positions%20orales%20ou%20%C3%A9crites
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Tribunal [de la dotation de la fonction publique] peut, pour l'instruction d'une plainte : de la même façon et dans la même mesure qu'une cour supérieure d'archives, convoquer des témoins et les contraindre à comparaître et à faire sous serment des dépositions orales ou écrites [...] [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 3, French, - contraindre%20les%20t%C3%A9moins%20%C3%A0%20compara%C3%AEtre%20et%20%C3%A0%20faire%20sous%20serment%20des%20d%C3%A9positions%20orales%20ou%20%C3%A9crites
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-01-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- written oath
1, record 4, English, written%20oath
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- serment prêté par écrit
1, record 4, French, serment%20pr%C3%AAt%C3%A9%20par%20%C3%A9crit
correct, masculine noun
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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