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DESCEND [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- descend 1, record 1, English, descend
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To come down or spring from a stock or source. To pass by inheritance. 1, record 1, English, - descend
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- descendre 1, record 1, French, descendre
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tenir son origine, être issu de. 1, record 1, French, - descendre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- descend
1, record 2, English, descend
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To pass by succession; as when the estate vests by operation of law in the heirs immediately upon the death of an ancestor. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 400) 1, record 2, English, - descend
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
To come down by way of inheritance; to pass to an heir. (The Oxford English Dictionary, 1933) 1, record 2, English, - descend
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- passer par hérédité
1, record 2, French, passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- se transmettre par hérédité 1, record 2, French, se%20transmettre%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait du Vocabulaire bilingue de la Common Law - Droit successoral - (Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles.) 2, record 2, French, - passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passer par hérédité; se transmettre par hérédité : équivalents français normalisés dans le cadre du PAJLO. 3, record 2, French, - passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Voir aussi le terme suivant qui présente un complément d'information utile ou un apparentement avec le terme en vedette: descent (termes français : hérédité, succession héréditaire, transmission héréditaire. 2, record 2, French, - passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- descend
1, record 3, English, descend
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To be derived in the way of generation; to come of, spring from (an ancestor or ancestral stock)... Now nearly always in passive, to be descended (from, of). (The Oxford English Dictionary, 1933) 1, record 3, English, - descend
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- descendre
1, record 3, French, descendre
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait du Vocabulaire bilingue de la Common Law - Droit successoral. 2, record 3, French, - descendre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
descendre : équivalent français normalisé dans le cadre du Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles. 2, record 3, French, - descendre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'équivalent se construit avec la préposition «de». 1, record 3, French, - descendre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Voir aussi le terme suivant qui présente un complément d'information utile ou un apparentement avec le terme en vedette : descent (termes français: descendance, descendants, lignée). 2, record 3, French, - descendre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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