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Co-workers would also have such immunity under s. 442, the purport of which is the same as s. 438.Les cotravailleurs bénéficieraient également de telle immunité en vertu de l'art. 442, dont la teneur est la même que celle de l'art. 438.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
The list does not purport to be exhaustive or definitive.La liste qui suit ne prétend être ni exhaustive ni définitive.© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/19/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/19/2011
The agreement does not grant Apotex the right to do independently of Novopharm anything which only Novopharm is licensed to do, nor does it purport or disclose any contractual intent to do so.L'accord ne confère pas à Apotex le droit de faire indépendamment de Novopharm quelque chose que seule Novopharm est autorisée à faire, et il n'implique pas ou ne traduit pas l'intention des parties contractantes de conférer un tel droit.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 19.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 19.11.2011
Then he and Hurry pursued the subject; but, as the purport of all that was material in this discourse will appear in the narrative, it need not be related here in detail.Hurry et lui continuèrent à discuter le même sujet ; mais comme tout ce qu’il y avait d’important dans leur conversation se trouvera dans la suite de cette histoire, il est inutile d’en parler ici en détail.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The answer did not reach Pierre, but he understood its purport as the Cardinal in his naturally loud voice resumed: "Oh! the doctors never know.La réponse ne parvint pas à Pierre. Seulement, il comprit en entendant le cardinal reprendre : « Oh ! les médecins, ils ne savent jamais.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
This Directive does not purport to harmonise national legislation concerning the allocation of competences between such authorities.La présente directive ne prétend pas harmoniser les législations nationales ayant trait à la répartition des compétences entre ces autorités.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The list of factors in Andrews does not purport to be exhaustive.La liste des facteurs mentionnés dans l'arrêt Andrews ne se veut pas exhaustive.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011
As soon as Rivenoak was made acquainted with the purport of her address he answered it in his own dialect; the interpreter conveying it to the girl in English.Dès que Rivenoak eut compris ce qu’elle avait dit, il lui répondit dans son propre dialecte, et l’interprète traduisit sa réponse en anglais.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The Trustees produce an ex parte order dated June 11, 1996 obtained from the Quebec Superior Court sitting in Bankruptcy that purports to dispose of the Ship and the proceeds of sale.Les syndics produisent une ordonnance ex parte datée du 11 juin 1996, qu'ils ont obtenue auprès de la Cour supérieure du Québec siégeant en matière de faillite et qui est censée statuer sur le sort du navire et le produit de la vente.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011
Further, legislation purporting to limit or deny solicitor-client privilege must be interpreted restrictively; this privilege cannot be abrogated by inference.En outre, un texte législatif visant à limiter ou à écarter l'application du privilège avocat-client doit être interprété restrictivement : ce privilège ne peut être supprimé par inférence.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011
The first and most obvious of these reasons is that the statement purports to be speaking only about laws that effectively bar non-citizens from certain forms of employment.La première raison, et la plus évidente, est que cet énoncé ne parle que de lois qui excluent effectivement les non-citoyens de certains types d'emploi.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.11.2011
Clearly this was a purported exercise of its statutory powers.De toute évidence, elle voulait par là exercer ses pouvoirs légaux.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011
The other purported clarification by the CNQ, through Mr. Neron, was flattering to the CNQ but simply argumentative:L'autre prétendue clarification que la CNQ a apportée, par l'entremise de M. Néron, était flatteuse pour elle, mais n'était rien de plus qu'un argument :http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
The Act is not, as was suggested by the appellant, aimed specifically at chemical substances; rather, it purports to cover "any distinguishable kind of organic or inorganic matter, whether animate or inanimate".Contrairement à ce qu'a prétendu l'appelant, la Loi ne vise pas les substances chimiques en particulier; elle a plutôt pour objet de réglementer «[tjoute matière organique ou inorganique, animée ou inanimée, distinguable».http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
Even though Morin J. found there to be no fault and therefore no civil liability, he canvassed the arguments regarding the causal link between the purported fault and the injury.Bien qu'il ait conclu à l'absence de faute et, de ce fait, à l'absence de responsabilité civile, le juge Morin examine les moyens touchant le lien de causalité entre la faute alléguée et les dommages.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
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purport
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | purport | purports |
Possessive case | purport's | purports' |
purport
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | purported |
Imperative | purport |
Present Participle (Participle I) | purporting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | purported |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I purport | we purport |
you purport | you purport |
he/she/it purports | they purport |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am purporting | we are purporting |
you are purporting | you are purporting |
he/she/it is purporting | they are purporting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have purported | we have purported |
you have purported | you have purported |
he/she/it has purported | they have purported |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been purporting | we have been purporting |
you have been purporting | you have been purporting |
he/she/it has been purporting | they have been purporting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I purported | we purported |
you purported | you purported |
he/she/it purported | they purported |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was purporting | we were purporting |
you were purporting | you were purporting |
he/she/it was purporting | they were purporting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had purported | we had purported |
you had purported | you had purported |
he/she/it had purported | they had purported |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been purporting | we had been purporting |
you had been purporting | you had been purporting |
he/she/it had been purporting | they had been purporting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will purport | we shall/will purport |
you will purport | you will purport |
he/she/it will purport | they will purport |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be purporting | we shall/will be purporting |
you will be purporting | you will be purporting |
he/she/it will be purporting | they will be purporting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have purported | we shall/will have purported |
you will have purported | you will have purported |
he/she/it will have purported | they will have purported |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been purporting | we shall/will have been purporting |
you will have been purporting | you will have been purporting |
he/she/it will have been purporting | they will have been purporting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would purport | we should/would purport |
you would purport | you would purport |
he/she/it would purport | they would purport |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be purporting | we should/would be purporting |
you would be purporting | you would be purporting |
he/she/it would be purporting | they would be purporting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have purported | we should/would have purported |
you would have purported | you would have purported |
he/she/it would have purported | they would have purported |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been purporting | we should/would have been purporting |
you would have been purporting | you would have been purporting |
he/she/it would have been purporting | they would have been purporting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am purported | we are purported |
you are purported | you are purported |
he/she/it is purported | they are purported |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being purported | we are being purported |
you are being purported | you are being purported |
he/she/it is being purported | they are being purported |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been purported | we have been purported |
you have been purported | you have been purported |
he/she/it has been purported | they have been purported |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was purported | we were purported |
you were purported | you were purported |
he/she/it was purported | they were purported |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being purported | we were being purported |
you were being purported | you were being purported |
he/she/it was being purported | they were being purported |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been purported | we had been purported |
you had been purported | you had been purported |
he/she/it had been purported | they had been purported |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be purported | we shall/will be purported |
you will be purported | you will be purported |
he/she/it will be purported | they will be purported |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been purported | we shall/will have been purported |
you will have been purported | you will have been purported |
he/she/it will have been purported | they will have been purported |