FR: by an assize, correctional or police court; see E note to absolución F acquitter 1. 2. (QU) Loi concernant les lettres de change ... de 1952, 139 E 1. to receipt 2. to discharge A bill of exchange: CA, QU Federal Bills of Exchange Act 1952, 139; GB Bills of Exchange Act 1882, 59 - 16 - S acrecer = acrecimiento S acrecimiento (CL) E accretion* - accrual F accroissement S acreedor = créancier S acreedor privilegiado E preferred/preferential creditor F S acreencias a que haya sido afectada ... (VE) E indebtedness attaching to ... F E act V. Act acts, deeds, conveyances and assurances CC 988, 1147-1148, 1191 * QU CC 868; the verb is tp^ccresce QU CC 868 CCOM 615(11) An act is committed, performed, perpetrated, done F acte S acto Act V. Act of parliament F Loi S Ley acta E 1. record - report - certificate minute* - memorandum** 2. act i.e. of a legislature; AU, EN, CA (Interpretation Act 1967-68), US; see Act of Parliament CA (Loi d'interprétation 1967-68) ES: los instrumentos públicos son de dos tipos: escrituras y actas For alternative renderings see specific examples below; if in doubt translate as record or report * of a meeting, frequently used in the plural: actas. minutes. ** Document drawn up, e.g., by a notary, to record a fact or statement for legal purposes Legislative enactment F ? procès-verbal - 17 - S Acta Constitucional (CL) "Decreto-ley" relativo a materias propias de una Constitución E Constitutional Act F Acte constitutionnel acta de notificación (CL) E officiai notification F acte de notification actas E minutes - proceedings papers F actas de emisión E conditions of issue F acte V, donner acte de dresser acte de passage d'un acte prendre acte - file -e.g., from military 