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Record 1 2015-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Courts
  • Legal System
CONT

Estoppel by convention may arise where the parties to a transaction have acted on an agreed assumption that a state of facts can, for the purpose of that transaction, be regarded as true. Its effects are similar to those of estoppel by representation in that estoppel by convention precludes the parties from denying the truth of the assumed facts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Tribunaux
  • Théorie du droit

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Corema conradii
Latin
Empetrum conradii
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Ericaceae.

OBS

broom crowberry: common name also used to refer to the genus Corema.

OBS

povertygrass: common name also used to refer to the species Danthonia spicata and to the species Eremochloa bimaculata.

Key term(s)
  • broom crow-berry
  • poverty grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Corema conradii
Latin
Empetrum conradii
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Ericaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

Originally, [a] glue-sized rag paper used for printing bonds and certificates.

Key term(s)
  • deed paper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Autrefois, papier de chiffons collé à la colle animale, servant à l'impression d'obligations et de certificats.

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Key term(s)
  • Environmental Law Society

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Key term(s)
  • Environmental Law Society

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
CONT

J.J. Thomson later showed that the velocity of electrons in high electrical fields was slower than predicted by the classical Newtonian physics. These contradictions in 19th century physics were resolved by the special theory of relativity. The old physics was unable to explain the phenomenon of radioactivity. Einstein explained this as the release of a tiny part of the enormous amount of energy trapped in "inert" matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises
  • Combined Forces (Military)
OBS

combined exercise; COMBEX: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires
  • Interarmées
DEF

Exercice s'adressant à deux ou plusieurs forces ou à des organismes de deux ou de plusieurs pays.

OBS

exercice multinational; COMBEX : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ejercicios militares
  • Fuerzas conjuntas (Militar)
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Record 7 1994-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Econometrics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
Key term(s)
  • trend behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économétrie
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Property Law (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)

Spanish

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Record 9 2014-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • National and International Security
OBS

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front is a Kashmiri nationalist organization founded in the UK [United Kingdom] in 1977. From then until 1994 it was an active terrorist organization with branches in several cities and towns of the UK, and in several other countries in Europe, U.S. and the Middle East. In 1982 branches were established in Azad Kashmir and in 1987 in Jammu and Kashmir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
OBS

Le JKLF demande la réunification du Cachemire et son indépendance totale.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres

Spanish

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