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EBATS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prospective damage
1, record 1, English, prospective%20damage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under heavy pressure from the plaintiff trial bar, the legislature passed a bill, SB 800, which would permit homeowners to file suit for prospective damage, even if no damage had actually occurred, or might ever occur. 2, record 1, English, - prospective%20damage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- préjudice potentiel
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9judice%20potentiel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dommage potentiel 2, record 1, French, dommage%20potentiel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans l'affaire Sharpe, un homme de 67 ans accusé, entre autres choses, d’avoir écrit et distribué des histoires mettant en scène des mineurs en pleins ébats sexuels. La Cour a jugé raisonnable de limiter la liberté d’expression de Sharpe(«la liberté d’expression n’ est pas absolue», disait la juge en chef McLachlin) afin de protéger les enfants contre un préjudice potentiel. 3, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9judice%20potentiel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
préjudice potentiel; dommage potentiel : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9judice%20potentiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- buffalo wallow
1, record 2, English, buffalo%20wallow
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shallow undrained depression occurring on the Great Plains, often containing water in wet seasons, and generally thought to have been produced or deepened by the rolling and wallowing of herds of buffalo in mud and dust. 1, record 2, English, - buffalo%20wallow
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dépression à bisons
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9pression%20%C3%A0%20bisons
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dépression à bison 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9pression%20%C3%A0%20bison
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite dépression qui aurait été due à la présence et aux ébats des bisons dans les Plaines. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20%C3%A0%20bisons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Interior Design (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- romper room 1, record 3, English, romper%20room
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To romp is to play in a boisterous manner. 2, record 3, English, - romper%20room
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Architecture d'intérieurs (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- salle des enfants
1, record 3, French, salle%20des%20enfants
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce de la maison réservée aux ébats des enfants et décorée à l'avenant. 1, record 3, French, - salle%20des%20enfants
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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