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dower right [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dower right
1, record 1, English, dower%20right
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- right of dower 1, record 1, English, right%20of%20dower
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At common law, whenever a husband became seised (otherwise than as a joint tenant) of an estate of inheritance during coverture which issue of the marriage, if any, could inherit, the wife obtained an inchoate right of dower therein which became consummate on the husband's death survived by his wife. The dower right was a life interest in one-third of such freeholds of inheritance and constituted a clog on the husband's title even in his life-time. (Laskin, Revised Edition 1964, p. 72). 1, record 1, English, - dower%20right
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The right of dower was twofold: namely, inchoate and consummate. (Mendes da Costa and Balfour, p. 730) 1, record 1, English, - dower%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit de douaire
1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20douaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains textes législatifs, le pluriel («dower rights») est défini de sorte qu'il désigne l'ensemble des droits d'un conjoint sur les biens de l'autre conjoint : voir, par exemple, R.S.A. 1980, c. D-38. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20douaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
droit de douaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20douaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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