Afin de faire état de la terminologie du droit privé québécois, le Centre Paul-André Crépeau de droit privé et comparé a lancé en 1981 le projet des Dictionnaires de droit privé et lexiques bilingues.

En exprimant le droit privé dans les langues anglaise et française, les Dictionnaires de droit privé / Private Law Dictionaries sont des outils de connaissance originaux qui tiennent compte du fait que le droit privé québécois évolue dans un cadre linguistique et juridique unique au monde. Ils constituent les seuls ouvrages de terminologie juridique pouvant prétendre refléter la spécificité bilingue et bijuridique de la culture juridique québécoise, en plus d’être un outil essentiel pour l’ensemble des juristes québécois, pour les traducteurs juridiques, pour les juristes de l’ensemble du Canada intéressés par le droit civil québécois et, enfin, pour les juristes œuvrant en droit comparé.

Cette page vous donne accès, dans leurs versions française et anglaise, aux dictionnaires suivants : le Dictionnaire de droit privé, 2^ème (1991), Le Dictionnaire de droit privé — Les obligations (2003), Le dictionnaire de droit privé — Les biens (2012), Le Dictionnaire de droit privé — Les familles, 2^èmeéd (2016). Un projet de Dictionnaire de droit privé — Successions est actuellement en cours, et sera progressivement ajouté à la base de données.

Afin de faciliter vos recherches, nous vous invitons à consulter la page de présentation des Dictionnaires, qui expose les principes ayant guidé la présentation des entrées et présente les différents éléments qui forment la structure des articles. La rubrique d’aide pourra également vous être utile afin de découvrir les diverses fonctionnalités du moteur de recherche.

Le Centre Paul-André Crépeau de droit privé et comparé tient à remercier le Ministère de la Justice du Canada et la Chambre des Notaires pour leur appui financier pour la conduite des projets lexicographiques ainsi que l’Association du Barreau Canadien qui contribua à la mise en ligne Dictionnaire de droit privé — Les familles, 2^èmeéd (2016).

In 1981, the Paul-André Crépeau Centre of Private and Comparative Law launched its Private Law Dictionaries and Bilingual Lexicons in order to present the terminology of the Quebec private law.

By expressing the private law in the French and English languages, the Private Law Dictionaries/Dictionnaires de droit privé are original tools which take account of the unique linguistic and juridical landscape in which the Quebec private law evolves. These are the only publications of legal terminology which can claim to reflect the bilingual and bijuridical specificity of Quebec’s legal culture. They serve as an essential tool for jurists and translators in Québec, for those across Canada interested in the Québec civil law, as well as for those working in the field of comparative law.

This website gives access, in their French and English versions, to the following dictionaries : the Private Law Dictionary, 2^nd ed. (1991), the Private Law Dicitonary–Obligations (2003), the Dictionary of Private Law–Property (2012), the Private Law Dictionary–Family, 2^nd ed. (2016). The Private Law Dictionary-Successions is in progress, and will gradually be added to the database.

To facilitate your research, please consult the "Guide to the Use of the Dictionaries", which presents the guiding principles behind the entries and the different components of their structure. The Help Section may also be useful in understanding the search engine’s various functions.

The Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law would like to thank the Department of Justice of Canada and the Chambre des Notaires for their financial support of the dictionary projects, as well as The Canadian Bar Association, which will contribute to the online version of the Private Law Dictionary of the Family, 2^nd ed. (2016).

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RECEIPT n.

1. (Obl.) Writing by which the creditor acknowledges payment. “[...] the subrogating deed must either be in a notarial form, or signed by two witnesses, and the receipt given by the creditor must specify that the debt was paid with the borrowed money [...]” (Brierley & Macdonald (eds.), Quebec Civil Law, n° 544, p. 494). Occ. S. 11, Health Insurance Act, R.S.Q. c. A-29; ss. 78, 325, 358, 362, Code of Penal Procedure, R.S.Q. c. C-25.1; ss. 8, 18, 20, Deposit Act, R.S.Q. c. D-5.Obs. 1º Where the creditor acknowledges in the receipt that the debtor has performed the obligation completely, the receipt constitutes an acquittance. 2º However, a receipt often only records a partial payment. This is notably the case when the contract stipulates that a monetary obligation is to be performed by instalments. With each instalment, the debtor may demand a receipt. Once the obligation is completely performed, he or she has the right to obtain an acquittance. See also acquittance¹, paid, title of payment. Fr. reçu¹.2. (Obl.) Writing by which a person attests to having received exhibits, objects, titles or any other property², for deposit, in communication or after transportation. “[...] the mandate is often unilateral in form, and acceptance is often evidenced merely by the actions of the parties. The express power of attorney, the corporate resolution, and the written instructions to a stock broker are all evidenced by a unilateral writing issued by the mandator. Certain deposit receipts, consignment receipts, and commodity broker’s confirmation are all examples that originate from the mandatory” (Claxton, (1999) 44 McGill L.J. 665, p. 690). Occ. Art. 2285 C.C.Q.; arts. 47, 1745, 2180, 2454 C.C.L.C.; arts. 83, 146.1, 189 C.C.P.Obs. 1º In the context of transport of goods, the bill of lading generally serves as a receipt. 2º In commercial matters, the warehouse receipt, i.e. the receipt that indicates the warehouse where the goods have been deposited, may be negotiable. See also bill of lading. Fr. récépissé+, reçu².3. (Obl.) Syn. discharge². Occ. Art. 609 C.C.P.Fr. décharge²+, quittance².

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