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ACTE ENGAGEMENT [4 records]

Record 1 2017-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (civil law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

Charitable deeds of covenant. A deed of covenant is a legal document by which a person promises to pay a fixed sum of money every year. For tax purposes a covenant to a charity should be capable of lasting for a period of more than three years...

OBS

charitable deeds of covenant: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

acte d'engagement caritatif : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (civil law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

Deed of covenant. Covenants are sometimes entered into by a separate deed, for title, or for the indemnity of a purchaser or mortgage, or for the production of title-deeds.

Key term(s)
  • covenant deed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
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Record 3 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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