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MARCHANDISE INDETERMINEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Law
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unascertained goods
1, record 1, English, unascertained%20goods
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is no equivalent statutory definition of unascertained goods. [...] The basic differentiation of the Act is between specific and unascertained goods. These two expressions refer to the category of the goods at the time the contract is made, which, for many purposes, is the material moment. From the context of the word in the Act it would seem that the statute is referring to the goods becoming "ascertained" subsequently upon the making of the contract. 2, record 1, English, - unascertained%20goods
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Where there is a contract for the sale of unascertained goods no property in the goods is transferred to the buyer unless and until the goods are ascertained. 3, record 1, English, - unascertained%20goods
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unascertained goods : term usually used in the plural in this context. 4, record 1, English, - unascertained%20goods
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit commercial
- Vente
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- objets indéterminés
1, record 1, French, objets%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marchandises indéterminées 2, record 1, French, marchandises%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
objets indéterminés; marchandises indéterminées : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte. 3, record 1, French, - objets%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9s
Record 1, Key term(s)
- objet indéterminé
- marchandise indéterminée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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