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LEGAL [2 records]

Record 1 2013-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

Arising by operation of law as distinguished from that which arises by agreement or act of the parties. (Webster's, 1976, p. 1290)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Dans cette acception, l'adjectif «legal» couvre à la fois la common law au sens strict et les lois. Il correspond au syntagme «by operation of law» et s'oppose à «conventional».

OBS

légal : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

That which is introduced or governed by statute law, as opposed to the common law or equity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes y documentos jurídicos
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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