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FRAPPE NULLITE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- voidable
1, record 1, English, voidable
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agreement or other act which one of the parties to it is entitled to rescind and which until that happens has full legal effect 2, record 1, English, - voidable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- annulable
1, record 1, French, annulable
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- de nullité relative 2, record 1, French, de%20nullit%C3%A9%20relative
- susceptible d’annulation 3, record 1, French, susceptible%20d%26rsquo%3Bannulation
- susceptible d’être annulé 3, record 1, French, susceptible%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%AAtre%20annul%C3%A9
- nul d’une nullité relative 3, record 1, French, nul%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20nullit%C3%A9%20relative
- frappé de nullité relative 4, record 1, French, frapp%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9%20%20relative
- entaché de nullité relative 5, record 1, French, entach%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9%20relative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
1. Qui peut être annulé; qui est susceptible d’annulation aux conditions de la loi. 2. Qui encourt annulation en raison du vice qui l’entache 6, record 1, French, - annulable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho privado
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anulable
1, record 1, Spanish, anulable
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (civil law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- putative marriage
1, record 2, English, putative%20marriage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A marriage in which either the husband or the wife believes in good faith that the two are married, but for some technical reason they are not formally married (as when the ceremonial official was not authorized to perform a marriage.) 2, record 2, English, - putative%20marriage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A putative marriage is typically treated as valid to protect the innocent spouse. 2, record 2, English, - putative%20marriage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (droit civil)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mariage putatif
1, record 2, French, mariage%20putatif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mariage qui, même frappé de nullité, produit ses effets en faveur des époux qui étaient de bonne foi. 2, record 2, French, - mariage%20putatif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mariage putatif : Seront de bonne foi les époux qui ignoraient, par exemple, l’existence d’un empêchement à leur mariage, les époux qui croyaient le fonctionnaire compétent à célébrer le mariage alors qu’il ne l’était pas. 3, record 2, French, - mariage%20putatif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mariage putatif : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 2, French, - mariage%20putatif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Private Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- absolute nullity
1, record 3, English, absolute%20nullity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The absolute nullity of a contract may be invoked by any person having a present and actual interest in doing so; it is invoked by the court of its own motion. A contract that is absolutely null may not be confirmed. 1, record 3, English, - absolute%20nullity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
absolute nullity: A contract is absolutely null where the condition of formation sanctioned by its nullity is necessary for the protection of the general interest. 1, record 3, English, - absolute%20nullity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
absolute nullity: Term, context and observation reproduced from sections 1417 and 1418 of the Civil Code of Québec. 2, record 3, English, - absolute%20nullity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit privé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nullité absolue
1, record 3, French, nullit%C3%A9%20absolue
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nullité absolue d’un contrat peut être invoquée par toute personne qui y a un intérêt né et actuel; le tribunal la soulève d’office. Le contrat frappé de nullité absolue n’ est pas susceptible de confirmation. 1, record 3, French, - nullit%C3%A9%20absolue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nullité absolue : La nullité d’un contrat est absolue lorsque la condition de formation qu’elle sanctionne s’impose pour la protection de l’intérêt général. 1, record 3, French, - nullit%C3%A9%20absolue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nullité absolue : Terme, contexte et observation reproduits des articles 1417 et 1418 du Code civil du Québec. 2, record 3, French, - nullit%C3%A9%20absolue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Derecho privado
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- nulidad absoluta
1, record 3, Spanish, nulidad%20absoluta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nulidad absoluta de un contrato podrá ser invocada por toda persona que tuviere un interés actual y real; el tribunal la invocará de oficio. El contrato declarado de nulidad absoluta no es susceptible de ser confirmado. 1, record 3, Spanish, - nulidad%20absoluta
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La nulidad de un contrato es absoluta cuando la condición de perfeccionamiento que ella sanciona se impone para la protección del interés general. 1, record 3, Spanish, - nulidad%20absoluta
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nulidad absoluta: Término, contexto y observación traducidos de los artículos 1417 y 1418 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000. 2, record 3, Spanish, - nulidad%20absoluta
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- relative nullity
1, record 4, English, relative%20nullity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The relative nullity of a contract may be invoked only by the person in whose interest it is established or by the other contracting party, provided he is acting in good faith and sustains serious injury therefrom; it may not be invoked by the court of its own motion. A contract that is relatively null may be confirmed. 2, record 4, English, - relative%20nullity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A contract is relatively null where the condition of formation sanctioned by its nullity is necessary for the protection of an individual interest, such as where the consent of the parties or of one of them is vitiated. 2, record 4, English, - relative%20nullity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
relative nullity: Term, context and observation reproduced from sections 1419 and 1420 of the Civil Code of Québec. 3, record 4, English, - relative%20nullity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nullité relative
1, record 4, French, nullit%C3%A9%20relative
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nullité relative d’un contrat ne peut être invoquée que par la personne en faveur de qui elle est établie ou par son cocontractant, s’il est de bonne foi et en subit un préjudice sérieux; le tribunal ne peut la soulever d’office. Le contrat frappé de nullité relative est susceptible de confirmation. 2, record 4, French, - nullit%C3%A9%20relative
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La nullité d’un contrat est relative lorsque la condition de formation qu’elle sanctionne s’impose pour la protection d’intérêts particuliers; il en est ainsi lorsque le consentement des parties ou de l’une d’elles est vicié. 2, record 4, French, - nullit%C3%A9%20relative
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nullité relative : Terme, contextes et observation reproduits des articles 1419 et 1420 du Code civil du Québec. 3, record 4, French, - nullit%C3%A9%20relative
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- nulidad relativa
1, record 4, Spanish, nulidad%20relativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nulidad relativa de un contrato sólo puede ser invocada por la persona en cuyo interés se establece o por la otra parte contratante, si ésta última actuare de buena fe o sufriere un perjuicio serio; el tribunal no puede invocarla de oficio. 1, record 4, Spanish, - nulidad%20relativa
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La nulidad de un contrato es relativa cuando la condición de perfeccionamiento que ella sanciona se impone para la protección de intereses particulares, como en el caso en que el consentimiento de las partes o de una de ellas estuviere viciado. 1, record 4, Spanish, - nulidad%20relativa
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nulidad relativa: Término, contexto y observación traducidos de los artículos 1419 y 1420 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000. 2, record 4, Spanish, - nulidad%20relativa
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-09-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Legal System
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- invalid
1, record 5, English, invalid
correct, adjective, Canada, Ontario
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- void 2, record 5, English, void
correct, adjective, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
- null 3, record 5, English, null
Ontario, Quebec
- null and void 4, record 5, English, null%20and%20void
avoid, see observation, Canada, Ontario
- void and of no effect 5, record 5, English, void%20and%20of%20no%20effect
avoid, see observation, Ontario
- void and of none effect 6, record 5, English, void%20and%20of%20none%20effect
avoid, see observation
- totally void 6, record 5, English, totally%20void
avoid, see observation
- absolutely null 7, record 5, English, absolutely%20null
avoid, see observation
- completely void 6, record 5, English, completely%20void
avoid, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
void and of no(ne) effect: This doublet is quite redundant. If the phrase must be used, modern idiom requires "void and of no effect" (and not "void and of none effect"). 6, record 5, English, - invalid
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The phrases "totally void" and "completely void" are redundancies ... "Null and void" is questionable as a doublet, "void" itself being perfectly strong. 6, record 5, English, - invalid
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
null and void: Having no force; invalid. 8, record 5, English, - invalid
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
null and void: Terms and observation reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 8, record 5, English, - invalid
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nul
1, record 5, French, nul
correct, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- frappé de nullité 2, record 5, French, frapp%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9
correct, New Brunswick, Quebec
- nul d’une nullité absolue 3, record 5, French, nul%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20nullit%C3%A9%20absolue
see observation, Ontario
- nul de nullité absolue 4, record 5, French, nul%20de%20nullit%C3%A9%20absolue
correct
- nul et non avenu 5, record 5, French, nul%20et%20non%20avenu
see observation
- caduc 6, record 5, French, caduc
correct
- nul et sans effet 3, record 5, French, nul%20et%20sans%20effet
see observation, Ontario
- entaché de nullité 7, record 5, French, entach%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9
correct
- sans effet 8, record 5, French, sans%20effet
Ontario
- sans valeur 9, record 5, French, sans%20valeur
Ontario
- inopposable 10, record 5, French, inopposable
Canada
- invalide 11, record 5, French, invalide
Canada
- non valide 12, record 5, French, non%20valide
Ontario
- nul et de nul effet 13, record 5, French, nul%20et%20de%20nul%20effet
correct
- nul à toutes fins que de droit 14, record 5, French, nul%20%C3%A0%20toutes%20fins%20que%20de%20droit
correct
- nul, non avenu et sans effet 11, record 5, French, nul%2C%20non%20avenu%20et%20sans%20effet
avoid, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit, dès le moment où existe le vice qui l’affecte, de l’acte qui, en raison de ce vice, encourt l’annulation et dont il n’y a pas lieu de tenir compte. 15, record 5, French, - nul
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
33 bis. Archaïsmes pléonastiques. [...] La contraction est moins indiquée quand l’expression tautologique fait partie de la langue courante : [...] nul et non avenu; [...] 16, record 5, French, - nul
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Régimen jurídico
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- nulo
1, record 5, Spanish, nulo
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- nulo de pleno derecho 2, record 5, Spanish, nulo%20de%20pleno%20derecho
correct
- nulo y sin efecto 3, record 5, Spanish, nulo%20y%20sin%20efecto
correct
- sin valor 3, record 5, Spanish, sin%20valor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Todo acto nulo es ineficaz. 4, record 5, Spanish, - nulo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ahora bien, como señala Alcaraz, uno de los principales rasgos que conforman el inglés jurídico es su redundancia expresiva, que se nota en muchas construcciones en que se repiten términos que son sinónimos parciales (por ejemplo "null and void", pero también "sole and exclusive", "aid and abet", "final and conclusive", etcétera). 4, record 5, Spanish, - nulo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nulo, nulo y sin efecto, sin valor, írrito: Términos, contexto y observación reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 4, record 5, Spanish, - nulo
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-02-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- act tainted with nullity 1, record 6, English, act%20tainted%20with%20nullity
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Act to which nullity attaches; act which is null and void. 1, record 6, English, - act%20tainted%20with%20nullity
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
act tainted with nullity: Expression reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 2, record 6, English, - act%20tainted%20with%20nullity
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- acte frappé de nullité
1, record 6, French, acte%20frapp%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acte frappé de nullité : expression reproduite de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 6, French, - acte%20frapp%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- acto con vicio de nulidad
1, record 6, Spanish, acto%20con%20vicio%20de%20nulidad
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrat frappé de nullité: Contrato con vicio de nulidad. 2, record 6, Spanish, - acto%20con%20vicio%20de%20nulidad
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-03-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- invalid licence agreement 1, record 7, English, invalid%20licence%20agreement
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- contrat de licence frappé de nullité
1, record 7, French, contrat%20de%20licence%20frapp%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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