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ATTOURNEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Legal Actions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- attornment
1, record 1, English, attornment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transference of his homage and service by a tenant to a new feudal lord;... (Oxford) 2, record 1, English, - attornment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Actions en justice
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attournement
1, record 1, French, attournement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attournement : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser. 2, record 1, French, - attournement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- attornment
1, record 2, English, attornment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Attornment has two analogous senses, the first relating to personal property and the second relating to land. It may mean either (1) an act by a bailee in possession of goods on behalf of one person acknowledging that he will hold the goods on behalf of someone else; or (2) a person's agreement to hold land as tenant of someone else. (Garner, 1987, p. 75). 1 2, record 2, English, - attornment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In recent times the term [attornment] has been loosely used to refer to the demand of a new owner for rents made on the tenant, which demand is generally accompanied by a direction from the previous owner to the tenant requiring him to pay all future rents to the new owner. (The Canadian Law Dictionary, p. 41) 2, record 2, English, - attornment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attournement
1, record 2, French, attournement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attournement : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - attournement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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