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VEXATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vexatious litigant
1, record 1, English, vexatious%20litigant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vexatious litigants persistently and habitually engage in legal proceedings without having a legitimate claim requiring resolution. [They] may sue in order to annoy, harass, or financially punish other people. 2, record 1, English, - vexatious%20litigant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaideur quérulent
1, record 1, French, plaideur%20qu%C3%A9rulent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaideuse quérulente 2, record 1, French, plaideuse%20qu%C3%A9rulente
correct, feminine noun
- plaideur vexatoire 3, record 1, French, plaideur%20vexatoire
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui, ayant multiplié indûment les procédures judiciaires, voit son droit d’agir en justice soumis à l’autorisation du tribunal. 3, record 1, French, - plaideur%20qu%C3%A9rulent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plaideur vexatoire : L'expression «plaideur vexatoire» est un anglicisme de sens à éviter. L'adjectif «vexatoire» signifie en français «qui a le caractère d’une vexation», soit celui d’un abus, d’une brimade, d’une oppression. On ne peut donc dire d’une personne qu'elle est vexatoire. 3, record 1, French, - plaideur%20qu%C3%A9rulent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insurance
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prejudgment interest
1, record 2, English, prejudgment%20interest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- prejudgement interest 2, record 2, English, prejudgement%20interest
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interest accruing on the amount of a legal award from the time of the injury or damage to the time the judgment is entered by the court. 3, record 2, English, - prejudgment%20interest
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prejudgment interest, when awarded as part of a judgment against the insured, is covered by the supplementary payments provision of standard general liability policies. 3, record 2, English, - prejudgment%20interest
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pre-judgment interest
- pre-judgement interest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Assurances
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intérêts avant jugement
1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20avant%20jugement
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intérêts avant jugement. Dans la présente partie, l'expression «perte pécuniaire» ne comprend pas les douleurs et souffrances, les difficultés et l'inconfort physiques, le déshonneur social, l'atteinte à la réputation, les souffrances morales, la vexation, la perte des agréments de la vie et la diminution de l'espérance de vie ou la perte de la compagnie de son époux ou enfant. 1, record 2, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20avant%20jugement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-03-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
- Translation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Like buttered bread state ministers usually fall on the good side. (Ludwig Borne, 1786-1837, Collected Works. Cité dans Bartlett Familiar Quotations, 1968, p. 553.) 1, record 3, English, - bread
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tartine
1, record 3, French, tartine
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français on parle de la Loi du maximum de vexation : la tartine tombe toujours du côté de la confiture. 1, record 3, French, - tartine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-03-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- the bread always falls on the buttered side 1, record 4, English, the%20bread%20always%20falls%20on%20the%20buttered%20side
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- the toast always falls on the buttered side 2, record 4, English, the%20toast%20always%20falls%20on%20the%20buttered%20side
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
I never had a piece of toast. Particularly long and wide. But fell upon the sanded floor. And always on the buttered side. 3, record 4, English, - the%20bread%20always%20falls%20on%20the%20buttered%20side
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- La tartine tombe toujours du côté de la confiture 1, record 4, French, La%20tartine%20tombe%20toujours%20du%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20confiture
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi au maximum de vexation : généralisation du sentiment selon lequel ce sont toujours les hypothèses les plus déplaisantes qui se réalisent. On dit familièrement : La tartine tombe toujours du côté de la confiture. 1, record 4, French, - La%20tartine%20tombe%20toujours%20du%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20confiture
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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