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DROIT SUCCESSORAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of succession
1, record 1, English, law%20of%20succession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main branches of the law of succession are: (a) the law of testamentary succession... (b) the law of intestate succession. (Curzon, "Law of Succession", 1976, p. 4) 1, record 1, English, - law%20of%20succession
Record 1, Key term(s)
- succession law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit successoral
1, record 1, French, droit%20successoral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi successorale 1, record 1, French, loi%20successorale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit successoral; loi successorale : 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, - droit%20successoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le second équivalent «loi successorale» s'emploie en droit international privé. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20successoral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Taxation Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inheritance tax
1, record 2, English, inheritance%20tax
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tax on inheritances 2, record 2, English, tax%20on%20inheritances
archaic
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A tax] on individuals who inherit bequests of property upon the death of a relative or friend ... They differ only in minor detail from estate taxes that are levied on the dead giver's estate. 3, record 2, English, - inheritance%20tax
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
inheritance tax: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 2, English, - inheritance%20tax
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit fiscal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taxe successorale
1, record 2, French, taxe%20successorale
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- taxe d'héritage 2, record 2, French, taxe%20d%27h%C3%A9ritage
feminine noun, Canada
- impôt sur les successions 1, record 2, French, imp%C3%B4t%20sur%20les%20successions
masculine noun
- impôt sur les héritages 3, record 2, French, imp%C3%B4t%20sur%20les%20h%C3%A9ritages
masculine noun, Canada
- droit de mutation 4, record 2, French, droit%20de%20mutation
masculine noun
- droit de mutation par décès 5, record 2, French, droit%20de%20mutation%20par%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
masculine noun
- droit de succession 1, record 2, French, droit%20de%20succession
masculine noun
- droit successoral 1, record 2, French, droit%20successoral
masculine noun
- droit d'héritage 6, record 2, French, droit%20d%27h%C3%A9ritage
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho fiscal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- impuesto sobre sucesiones
1, record 2, Spanish, impuesto%20sobre%20sucesiones
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impuesto sobre sucesiones: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 2, Spanish, - impuesto%20sobre%20sucesiones
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