TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2015-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
CONT

A waiver, being the intentional relinquishment of a known right, is consensual in nature and is distinguished from an estoppel which is not consensual, but is given effect to defeat the inequitable intent of the party estopped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
  • Special-Language Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Au début d'un procès-verbal, pour indiquer l'absence involontaire d'un représentant à une réunion.

Key term(s)
  • empêchée

Spanish

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