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MOT SIGNATURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- copy
1, record 1, English, copy
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exemplaire
1, record 1, French, exemplaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- copie 1, record 1, French, copie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «copie» s’oppose à «original». Le terme «exemplaire» inclut l'original et les copies(ex. : contrat fait en trois exemplaires(incluant l'original et les deux copies ou doubles). Si les exemplaires d’un contrat sont revêtus de la signature des personnes qui y sont parties, ils constituent des «originaux». On n’ emploiera jamais le mot «copie» pour les désigner. 1, record 1, French, - exemplaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
exemplaire; copie : 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, - exemplaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- under private writing
1, record 2, English, under%20private%20writing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Act under private writing, deed under private writing = acte sous seing privé. 1, record 2, English, - under%20private%20writing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Private writing - writing drafted without the intervention of a public officer and signed by the interested party or parties. for ex., a holographic will, a deed of sale. 1, record 2, English, - under%20private%20writing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sous seing privé
1, record 2, French, sous%20seing%20priv%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mot à mot, sous signature privée. Mais l'expression dit davantage et désigne l'acte passé entre particuliers dont la validité n’ est pas subordonnée à l'intervention d’un officier public, principalement d’un notaire. 1, record 2, French, - sous%20seing%20priv%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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