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NEAREST BLOOD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nearest of blood
1, record 1, English, nearest%20of%20blood
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nearest of kin 1, record 1, English, nearest%20of%20kin
correct
- next of kindred 1, record 1, English, next%20of%20kindred
correct
- next of kin in blood 1, record 1, English, next%20of%20kin%20in%20blood
correct
- next-of-kin 1, record 1, English, next%2Dof%2Dkin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those who are next in degree of kindred to a deceased person, i.e. are most closely related to him in the same degree. (Jowitt, p. 1236) 1, record 1, English, - nearest%20of%20blood
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the absence of any controlling context in a will, the persons entitled under the words "nearest of kin" are the nearest blood relations of hte tesator at the time of his death in an ascending and descenting line. (Words and Phrases/Canada, 3rd, vol. 3, p. 101) 1, record 1, English, - nearest%20of%20blood
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The expressions "nearest of kin", "nearest of blood", and "next of kin" are synonymous; so of "next of kindred". So, of "next of kin in blood". [Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases, 4th ed., 1971, vol. 3, p. 1767] 1, record 1, English, - nearest%20of%20blood
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plus proche parent
1, record 1, French, plus%20proche%20parent
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
Employé le plus souvent dans un sens collectif, le terme «next of kin» demandera le pluriel en français dans ces cas. 1, record 1, French, - plus%20proche%20parent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plus proche parent : 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, - plus%20proche%20parent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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