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ACTION COVENANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- covenant
1, record 1, English, covenant
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- action of covenant 2, record 1, English, action%20of%20covenant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Covenant was the remedy for the breach of an agreement, other than one to pay a sum of money, contained in a deed, whether indented or poll. 1, record 1, English, - covenant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The claim was for damages for the non-fulfilment of a convenant. 1, record 1, English, - covenant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action de covenant
1, record 1, French, action%20de%20covenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- action of covenant
1, record 2, English, action%20of%20covenant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The action of covenant was a means of enforcing obligations, but only those obligations which had been stipulated in an instrument made under seal -- a deed. (L.R.C.B.C., Deeds and Seals, p. 5) 2, record 2, English, - action%20of%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action of covenant: Not to be confused with "action on the covenant" which is an action brought by a mortgagee for the violation of the terms of a covenant contained in a mortgage instrument. 3, record 2, English, - action%20of%20covenant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- action de covenant
1, record 2, French, action%20de%20covenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- action en covenant 2, record 2, French, action%20en%20covenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La violation d'un covenant ouvrait autrefois la voie à une action en covenant [...] introduite par un bref de covenant [...]; l'une et l'autre ont disparu au XIXe siècle. 2, record 2, French, - action%20de%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action de covenant; action en covenant : Ne pas confondre avec «action pour violation de covenant». L'action pour violation de covenant est un recours hypothécaire. 3, record 2, French, - action%20de%20covenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
action de covenant : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser 3, record 2, French, - action%20de%20covenant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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