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FOI PROMESSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reliance
1, record 1, English, reliance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dependence or trust by a person, esp. when combined with action based on that dependence or trust. 2, record 1, English, - reliance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- créance
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9ance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’équivalent «créance» est un néologisme. 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fait pour une personne de se fier à une assertion ou à une promesse et de fonder sa conduite sur elle. 3, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L’expression «in reliance» on (a promise, a representation) pourra se rendre par «sur la foi de». 3, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Pour rendre la forme verbale «rely on a promise», on pourra dire, par exemple, «se fier à une promesse», «compter sur une promesse», «se fonder sur une promesse», «faire fond sur une promesse», «avoir foi en une promesse», «donner crédit à une promesse», «tabler sur une promesse», ou encore «se reposer sur une promesse». 3, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
créance : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9ance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- in reliance on a promise
1, record 2, English, in%20reliance%20on%20a%20promise
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In reliance on the promise, the plaintiff sold a part of his land to a third person. 1, record 2, English, - in%20reliance%20on%20a%20promise
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sur la foi d’une promesse
1, record 2, French, sur%20la%20foi%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20promesse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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