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Record 1 2012-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

A valuable consideration may be money or money's worth; and in this connection 'valuable' means real, as distinguished from a consideration that is merely illusory or nominal; but it does not mean equivalent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

«Une cause ou considération valable» [...] Presque chaque mot de ce bijou est un solécisme. [...] Voici une dégradation par rapport au texte de 1890 qui, lui, portait «de valeur». «Valable» reflète moins «valeur» que «validité» : cet adjectif traduit plutôt le concept d'«equity» de «good consideration», c'est-à-dire «cause valable», par opposition au concept de la « law », qui exige une contrepartie ayant une valeur au moins pour le débiteur de la prestation réciproque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
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