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EMPIETER POUVOIR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- Federalism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trenching power
1, record 1, English, trenching%20power
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Fédéralisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir d’empiétement
1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20d%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A9tement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pouvoir d’empiètement 2, record 1, French, pouvoir%20d%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A8tement
masculine noun
- pouvoir d’empiéter 3, record 1, French, pouvoir%20%20d%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A9ter
rare
- pouvoir ancillaire 1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20ancillaire
avoid, masculine noun
- pouvoir de chevauchement 1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20de%20chevauchement
avoid, masculine noun
- pouvoir incident 1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20incident
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
empiètement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - pouvoir%20d%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A9tement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- Federalism
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- theory of the trenching power
1, record 2, English, theory%20of%20the%20trenching%20power
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- theory of encroachment 1, record 2, English, theory%20of%20encroachment
- trenching doctrine 2, record 2, English, trenching%20doctrine
less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any Dominion statute does not, in any true sense of the word, or so it is submitted, constitute an infringement upon, or an invasion of, the provincial field. There is no power in the Parliament of Canada under the British North America Act to invade the field assigned to the provinces. The description of such provision as being ancillary, or trenching on the provincial field, is a matter of convenience. 3, record 2, English, - theory%20of%20the%20trenching%20power
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Fédéralisme
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- théorie de l’empiètement
1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A8tement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- théorie du pouvoir d’empiètement 2, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20pouvoir%20d%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A8tement
feminine noun
- théorie du pouvoir d’empiéter 1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20pouvoir%20%20d%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A9ter
feminine noun
- incidents 1, record 2, French, incidents
avoid, feminine noun
- théorie du pouvoir incident 1, record 2, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20pouvoir%20incident
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] théorie qui reconnaît au Parlement [fédéral] un pouvoir dit «d'empiètement» sur le domaine législatif provincial. 3, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A8tement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Trenching» est généralement rendu par «empiètement». Mais on parle aussi [...] de «l'extension» de la compétence fédérale. 4, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A8tement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
empiètement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 2, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bempi%C3%A8tement
Record 2, Key term(s)
- théorie de l’empiétement
- théorie du pouvoir d’empiétement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- invade a power
1, record 3, English, invade%20a%20power
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- empiéter sur une compétence
1, record 3, French, empi%C3%A9ter%20sur%20une%20comp%C3%A9tence
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- empiéter sur un pouvoir 2, record 3, French, empi%C3%A9ter%20sur%20un%20pouvoir
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«empiéter» et «compétence législative» sont les équivalents recommandés de «trench» et de «legislative power» dans le Lexique constitutionnel (BT-220), 1993 3, record 3, French, - empi%C3%A9ter%20sur%20une%20comp%C3%A9tence
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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