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IDENTIFIABLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

group or person.

OBS

Source: Income Tax Act, S. 231.2(3).

OBS

Ascertainable: Unemployment Insurance Act, 1985 (with amendments to March 1, 1991).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Source : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 231.2(3).

OBS

Identifiable : Loi sur l'assurance-chômage, 1985 (avec modifications jusqu'au 1er mars 1991).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
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Record 2 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

Capable of establishing or demonstrating the identity of; serving as a means of identification.

OBS

To "identify" is to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing from what is known, while to "recognize" is to identify someone or something as previously seen or known. The adjectives "identifiable" and "recognizable" are thus closely related.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
DEF

Que l'on peut reconnaître, qui peut être facilement distingué; identifiable.

OBS

«Reconnaître», c'est «déterminer l'identité d'une personne ou d'une chose pour l'avoir déjà connue», alors qu'«identifier», c'est le faire à partir de caractéristiques connues. Le peu d'écart entre ces deux notions peut rendre les adjectifs «reconnaissable» et «identifiable», synonymes.

Key term(s)
  • identifiable

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

Subject to identification: capable of being identified.

CONT

In an electrical wire, the sectioning point is identifiable by a mass of molten copper on the wire.

OBS

To "identify" is to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing from what is known, while to "recognize" is to identify someone or something as previously seen or known. The adjectives "identifiable" and "recognizable" are thus closely related.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
DEF

Que l'on peut identifier; dont on peut déterminer l'identité ou la nature.

CONT

Un signe identifiable; un signe repérable.

CONT

Le point de sectionnement d'un fil électrique est identifiable à la boule de cuivre qui s'est formée sur le fil sous l'effet de la chaleur.

OBS

«Identifier» signifie «déterminer l'identité à partir de caractéristiques connues» alors que «reconnaître», c'est le faire pour avoir déjà connu la personne ou la chose. Le peu d'écart entre ces deux notions peuvent rendre les adjectifs «identifiable» et «reconnaissable», synonymes.

Key term(s)
  • reconnaissable

Spanish

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