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RAISON SUFFISANTE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Logic (Philosophy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of sufficient reason
1, record 1, English, law%20of%20sufficient%20reason
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is first the law of sufficient reason, according to which nothing can be just a brute fact, but must have some reason for being thus and not otherwise. 2, record 1, English, - law%20of%20sufficient%20reason
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Logique (Philosophie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe de raison suffisante
1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20raison%20suffisante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous tenons à produire quelques textes de Leibniz ; ils nous mettront en face du débat qui s’est engagé autour du principe de raison suffisante. «Nos raisonnements sont fondés sur deux principes, celui des contradictions… et celui de raison suffisante en vertu duquel nous considérons qu’aucun fait ne saurait se trouver vrai ou existant, aucune énonciation véritable sans qu’il y ait une raison suffisante pourquoi il en est ainsi et pas autrement». 2, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20raison%20suffisante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-07-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Legal Actions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sufficient cause
1, record 2, English, sufficient%20cause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- good cause 2, record 2, English, good%20cause
correct
- good cause shown 3, record 2, English, good%20cause%20shown
correct
- good and sufficient reason 4, record 2, English, good%20and%20sufficient%20reason
correct
- good and sufficient cause 5, record 2, English, good%20and%20sufficient%20cause
correct
- sufficient grounds 6, record 2, English, sufficient%20grounds
plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legally sufficient reason. 3, record 2, English, - sufficient%20cause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Actions en justice
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- motifs valables
1, record 2, French, motifs%20valables
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cause suffisante 2, record 2, French, cause%20suffisante
correct, feminine noun
- motifs valables et suffisants 3, record 2, French, motifs%20valables%20et%20suffisants
masculine noun
- raison suffisante 4, record 2, French, raison%20suffisante
feminine noun
- justification suffisante 5, record 2, French, justification%20suffisante
New Brunswick act, feminine noun
- motif suffisant 6, record 2, French, motif%20suffisant
masculine noun
- raison valable 7, record 2, French, raison%20valable
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
- Acciones judiciales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- motivo suficiente
1, record 2, Spanish, motivo%20suficiente
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- justificación 1, record 2, Spanish, justificaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-08-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sufficient reason
1, record 3, English, sufficient%20reason
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sufficient ground 2, record 3, English, sufficient%20ground
correct
- sufficient evidence 3, record 3, English, sufficient%20evidence
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Court appealed to or a judge thereof for special reasons allows, on any ground that appears to that court to be a sufficient ground of appel 2, record 3, English, - sufficient%20reason
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- raison suffisante
1, record 3, French, raison%20suffisante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- motif suffisant 2, record 3, French, motif%20suffisant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] pour des raisons spéciales, le tribunal auprès duquel l'appel est interjeté ou un juge de ce tribunal, pour tout motif que celui-ci estime être un motif suffisant d'appel. 3, record 3, French, - raison%20suffisante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-08-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- for cause
1, record 4, English, for%20cause
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pour une raison suffisante
1, record 4, French, pour%20une%20raison%20suffisante
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 2, record 4, French, - pour%20une%20raison%20suffisante
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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