authorities closing down a periodical Of bonds EGLAT; CSAJED 5; RT 173-174 E act* - instrument - document* - step - measure - operation - action - proceeding S acto* - escritura instrumento F acte abdicatif (FR) E stzr render S ?acto extintivo If in doubt about whether to use a term such as document, meaning something tangible, or a term such as step, meaning something intangible, prefer the latter kind; â£t itself has the advantage of covering both * RT 173-174 ** CSAJED 5 *Contrasted with hecho: A/CN.4/351, p. 3 Acte unilatéral ou conventionnel qui éteint un droit, p. ex. la renonciation (répudiation) d'xine succession, l'abandon d'un enfant, la remise d'une dette; Marty Civ. intro para. 176 n. 2, Rép. 'Acte' paras. 75-78 See surrender 1 and 2. Ossorio â£t06 estintivps - 18 - F acte à titre gratuit E gratuitous act S acto a título gratuito F acte attributif (Capitarit) = acte translatif F acte authentique (BE, CH* FR, MU, QU) E authentic instrument S documento público - instrumento público F acte collectif Capitant Ecrit établi par un officier public (p. ex. notaire, greffier, huissier, maire) dont les affirmations font foi: BE, FR CC 1317; QU CC 1210; CH LP 82; Guillien, EGLAT, Black; CJENF 50 Often called authentic act, but since it is a document there is no reason not to use a word which has that meaning instead of one which is ambiguous (see E Note to acte): sometimes called public document, but in EN this has a specific and quite diffe­ rent meaning; or public instrument, public act, but in EN and US these terms mainly denote legislation; the F and S terms include not only notarial acts but also certifi­ cates of civil status, judgements and other court orders, and imply that the document in question 