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Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Legal Actions
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- innuendo
1, record 1, English, innuendo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of a pleading in an action for libel that explains words spoken or written that are the basis of the action, thereby attaching to those words their proper meaning. 1, record 1, English, - innuendo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- innuendo in pleading
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Actions en justice
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glose insinuative
1, record 1, French, glose%20insinuative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- insinuation 2, record 1, French, insinuation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Précision apportée dans une plaidoirie en diffamation au sujet de mots dont le contenu diffamatoire n'est pas immédiatement apparent. 3, record 1, French, - glose%20insinuative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-08-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Graphic Arts and Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gloss
1, record 2, English, gloss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brief explanation or a translation or definition (as one appearing in the margin or between the lines of a text or in a wordbook based on the text) of a textual word or expression felt to be difficult or obscure. 1, record 2, English, - gloss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glose
1, record 2, French, glose
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
annotation entre les lignes ou en marge d'un texte, pour expliquer un mot difficile, éclaircir un passage douteux. 1, record 2, French, - glose
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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