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TENIR ACQUIS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of persons with a disability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- barrier to accessibility
1, record 1, English, barrier%20to%20accessibility
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What is a barrier to accessibility? Barriers can prevent a person with a disability from fully participating in society. 2, record 1, English, - barrier%20to%20accessibility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obstacle à l'accessibilité
1, record 1, French, obstacle%20%C3%A0%20l%27accessibilit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un obstacle à l'accessibilité rend difficile ou impossible de faire quelque chose que d’autres peuvent tenir pour acquis. 2, record 1, French, - obstacle%20%C3%A0%20l%27accessibilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- obstáculo a la accesibilidad
1, record 1, Spanish, obst%C3%A1culo%20a%20la%20accesibilidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si tenemos en cuenta que más del 40% de las terrazas suponen un obstáculo a la accesibilidad, es crucial que desde la administración local se tomen las medidas adecuadas para solucionarlo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - obst%C3%A1culo%20a%20la%20accesibilidad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- direct cause
1, record 2, English, direct%20cause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The active, efficient cause that sets in motion a train of events that brings about a result without the intervention of any other independent source. 2, record 2, English, - direct%20cause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cause directe
1, record 2, French, cause%20directe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On doit aussi tenir, pour acquis que le jury avait conclu, selon la prépondérance de la preuve, que l'accident, tout en n’ étant pas obligatoirement la seule cause du suicide, en était une cause directe et substantielle sans laquelle il ne serait vraisemblablement pas survenu. 2, record 2, French, - cause%20directe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cause directe : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - cause%20directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- substantial cause
1, record 3, English, substantial%20cause
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a learned decision Lacourcière J.A. concluded that the deceased: "by reason of his history of emotional problems, was exceptionally vulnerable to a psychotic reaction following a motor vehicle accident. Because of the so-called 'egg-shell' or 'thin skull' principle, the appellant has to take his victim as he finds him, a psychologically vulnerable individual. It must also be assumed that the jury were satisfied, on the preponderance of the evidence, that the accident, while not necessarily the sole cause, was a direct and substantial cause without which the suicide would not likely have happened." 1, record 3, English, - substantial%20cause
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cause substantielle
1, record 3, French, cause%20substantielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rendant une décision fort éclairée, le juge Lacourcière a conclu que le défunt :«[...] était exceptionnellement vulnérable à une réaction psychotique à la suite d’un accident d’automobile, à cause de ses problèmes émotifs passés. Compte tenu du principe dit "de la victime vulnérable", l'appelant n’ avait pas le choix de sa victime qui était un individu psychologiquement vulnérable. On doit aussi tenir pour acquis que le jury avait conclu, selon la prépondérance de la preuve, que l'accident, tout en n’ étant pas obligatoirement la seule cause du suicide, en était une cause directe et substantielle sans laquelle il ne serait vraisemblablement pas survenu». 2, record 3, French, - cause%20substantielle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-02-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Public Sector Budgeting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- economic object
1, record 4, English, economic%20object
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An object which applies to budgetary expenditures only. 2, record 4, English, - economic%20object
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To measure the impact of government transactions on the economy, expenditures are classified according to the type of resources (goods and services) acquired or the transfer payments made. Within this classification, the goods or services purchased are described in the nomenclature of the vendor. Economic objects should be identified independently of when or for what reason the resources are ultimately used. They should measure what was bought irrespective of why the good or service was bought. Consequently, economic objects should be recorded at the time goods or services are acquired. 3, record 4, English, - economic%20object
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Budget des collectivités publiques
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- article économique
1, record 4, French, article%20%C3%A9conomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Article qui ne s’applique qu’aux dépenses budgétaires. 2, record 4, French, - article%20%C3%A9conomique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Afin de mesurer l'incidence des opérations du gouvernement sur l'économie, les dépenses sont classées selon la nature des ressources(biens et services) acquises ou les paiements de transferts effectués. Dans cette classification, les biens ou services acquis sont décrits dans la nomenclature du fournisseur. Il faut identifier les articles économiques sans tenir compte du moment où les ressources sont utilisées ou de la raison pour laquelle elles le sont. Ils doivent constituer une mesure de ce qui a été acquis, indépendamment de la raison pour laquelle le bien ou le service a été acquis. Par conséquent, les articles économiques doivent être consignés au moment où les biens ou services sont acquis. 3, record 4, French, - article%20%C3%A9conomique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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