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DEVOLUTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- demise
1, record 1, English, demise
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
demise of the Crown 2, record 1, English, - demise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dévolution
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9volution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transmission 2, record 1, French, transmission
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dévolution de la Couronne 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9volution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Political Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- devolution
1, record 2, English, devolution
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The delegation or surrender of powers formerly held by a central government to regional or local authorities. 2, record 2, English, - devolution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Régimes politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déconcentration des pouvoirs
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9concentration%20des%20pouvoirs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dévolution 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9volution
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'Écosse et le pays de Galles] sont visés par un projet de déconcentration des pouvoirs (dévolution) qui leur permet, depuis mai 1999, d'avoir leur propre Parlement et leur gouvernement à qui sont attribués certains pouvoirs. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9concentration%20des%20pouvoirs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «dévolution» est d'usage courant dans le domaine. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9concentration%20des%20pouvoirs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vesting
1, record 3, English, vesting
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a general rule, no interest in property is good unless it must vest if at all, not later than twenty-one years after some life in being at the creation of the interest, allowance being made for gestation only when it actually exists. The vesting required by the rule is of course vesting in interest, not vesting in possession. (Mendes da Costa and Balfour, p. 794) 1, record 3, English, - vesting
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dévolution
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9volution
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dévolution : 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 3, French, - d%C3%A9volution
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-11-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- devolution
1, record 4, English, devolution
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transmission of an interest in property from one person to another by operation of law, e.g., on death... when the estate becomes vested in the personal representative.... (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 610) 1, record 4, English, - devolution
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dévolution
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9volution
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dévolution : 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 4, French, - d%C3%A9volution
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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