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ESCHEAT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- escheat
1, record 1, English, escheat
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The reversion of property to the state as the ultimate proprietor of land, by reason of the lack of anyone to inherit it. ("The Canadian Law Dictionary", 1980, p. 136) 1, record 1, English, - escheat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the event of a person dying intestate leaving no relations, even of the most remote degree, his real property escheats to the Crown.... The common law still largely applies in Canada and escheats to the Crown may still be seen in practice. (Feeney, "The Canadian Law of Wills", 1982, vol. 1, p. 151) 1, record 1, English, - escheat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déshérence
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sh%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déshérence : 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, - d%C3%A9sh%C3%A9rence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- escheat
1, record 2, English, escheat
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the "Intestates' Estates Act", 1884, s. 4, repealed by the "Administration of Estates Act", 1925, s. 56, it was provided that equitable estates and estates in incorporeal hereditaments (which prior to that Act did not escheat) should be subject to the same law of escheat as legal estates in corporeal hereditaments. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977 p. 720) 2, record 2, English, - escheat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échoir
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9choir
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tomber en déshérence 2, record 2, French, tomber%20en%20d%C3%A9sh%C3%A9rence
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La forme verbale «escheat» peut se rendre en français par «tomber en déshérence» lorsqu'elle est employée absolument, sans complément, et par «échoir» lorsqu'elle est suivie d'un complément. «Échoir» se construit alors avec la préposition «à». 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9choir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
échoir; tomber en déshérence : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 2, French, - %C3%A9choir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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