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BENEFICE VEUF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tenancy by the curtesy
1, record 1, English, tenancy%20by%20the%20curtesy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tenancy by the curtesy ... is a husband's life estate in his deceased wife's undisposed of real property.... (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 150) 1, record 1, English, - tenancy%20by%20the%20curtesy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
To entitle a husband to a tenancy by the curtesy, the requisites were a valid marriage, seisin of the wife, issue capable of inheriting and death of the wife. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 207) 1, record 1, English, - tenancy%20by%20the%20curtesy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenance du veuf
1, record 1, French, tenance%20du%20veuf
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bénéfice du veuf 1, record 1, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9fice%20du%20veuf
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance du veuf; bénéfice du veuf : termes normalisés 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, - tenance%20du%20veuf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- curtesy
1, record 2, English, curtesy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- courtesy 2, record 2, English, courtesy
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Curtesy was the right of a husband to an estate for his life, expectant on the death of his wife, in the entirety of land and hereditaments of the wife of which she was seised for an estate of inheritance, subject to his having had issue by her born alive who were capable of inheriting the property from her. (Halsbury, 4th ed., Vol. 39, p. 319). 1, record 2, English, - curtesy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In addition to the life estate created by the act of a person, there are the legal life estates, that is, those created by operation of law. These are curtesy and dower. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 29). 1, record 2, English, - curtesy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
courtesy: In Scotslan ... 2, record 2, English, - curtesy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bénéfice du veuf
1, record 2, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9fice%20du%20veuf
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
bénéfice du veuf : 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 2, French, - b%C3%A9n%C3%A9fice%20du%20veuf
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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