Translation of "unconscionable act " (English → French) :

The Unconscionable Transactions Relief Act [ An Act to provide for Relief from Unconscionable Transactions ]

The Trade Practices Act [ An Act Respecting Unfair and Unconscionable Trade Practices ]

rescission for unconscionable behaviour | rescission on the ground of unconscionability

Definition: The essential feature is recurrent obsessional thoughts or compulsive acts. Obsessional thoughts are ideas, images, or impulses that enter the patient's mind again and again in a stereotyped form. They are almost invariably distressing and the patient often tries, unsuccessfully, to resist them. They are, however, recognized as his or her own thoughts, even though they are involuntary and often repugnant. Compulsive acts or rituals are stereotyped behaviours that are repeated again and again. They are not inherently enjoyable, nor do they result in the completion of inherently useful tasks. Their function is to prevent some o ...[+++]bjectively unlikely event, often involving harm to or caused by the patient, which he or she fears might otherwise occur. Usually, this behaviour is recognized by the patient as pointless or ineffectual and repeated attempts are made to resist. Anxiety is almost invariably present. If compulsive acts are resisted the anxiety gets worse. | anankastic neurosis obsessive-compulsive neurosis

EU act [ Community act | Community legal act | EC act | EU legal act | European Union act | European Union legal act ]

Definition: Personality disorder characterized by a definite tendency to act impulsively and without consideration of the consequences; the mood is unpredictable and capricious. There is a liability to outbursts of emotion and an incapacity to control the behavioural explosions. There is a tendency to quarrelsome behaviour and to conflicts with others, especially when impulsive acts are thwarted or censored. Two types may be distinguished: the impulsive type, characterized predominantly by emotional instability and lack of impulse co ...[+++]ntrol, and the borderline type, characterized in addition by disturbances in self-image, aims, and internal preferences, by chronic feelings of emptiness, by intense and unstable interpersonal relationships, and by a tendency to self-destructive behaviour, including suicide gestures and attempts. | Personality (disorder):aggressive | borderline | explosive

Definition: Disorder characterized by multiple acts of, or attempts at, setting fire to property or other objects, without apparent motive, and by a persistent preoccupation with subjects related to fire and burning. This behaviour is often associated with feelings of increasing tension before the act, and intense excitement immediately afterwards.

loan at an unconscionable rate of interest | usurious loan

Thirdly, the bill essentially addresses matters of consumer protection, which in my view are properly within the jurisdiction of the provincial legislatures and ought to be dealt with under provincial statutes, such as the Consumer Protection Act in Ontario, which already deals with matters such as executory contracts, credit transactions, and disclosure of things such as cost of borrowing and similar matters; or the Business Practices Act, which deals with such things as unfair business practices and unconscionable consumer representations, and already provides consumers with remedies such as rights of rescission and damages in respect ...[+++] of those sorts of practices.

Talk about an act of omission, a lie of omission, an absolute unconscionable act of omission.

That, honourable senators, is an unconscionable act and a burden on working-class Canadians and small companies that is unnecessary.

Since the Commission, which is unfortunately taking an unconscionable amount of time to reply, is well aware of the actions of the undertakings concerned, and in order to avoid any doubts about whether the Council is responsible for failing to act, will the latter say to what extent it is prepared to act in accordance with the obligations imposed on it by the Treaties and to support the interests of the undertakings in question?