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COMMON ANCESTOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common ancestor
1, record 1, English, common%20ancestor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The method of computing degrees of kindred in all nine provinces is that of the civil law - by counting upward from the intestate to the nearest common ancestor and down to the relative. (McWhinney, Canadian Jurisprudence - The Civil Law and Common Law in Canada, 1958, p. 246) 1, record 1, English, - common%20ancestor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ancêtre commun
1, record 1, French, anc%C3%AAtre%20commun
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
ancêtre commun : 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, - anc%C3%AAtre%20commun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common ancestor
1, record 2, English, common%20ancestor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
They proceed on the assumption that related birds, that is, those having a recent common ancestor, have more traits in common than do distantly related birds. 1, record 2, English, - common%20ancestor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ancêtre commun
1, record 2, French, anc%C3%AAtre%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour ce faire, ils présument que des oiseaux apparentés, c'est-à-dire ceux ayant un ancêtre commun récent, partagent entre eux plus de traits communs que des oiseaux dont la parenté est lointaine. 1, record 2, French, - anc%C3%AAtre%20commun
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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