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GENERAL PROPERTY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general ownership
1, record 1, English, general%20ownership
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- general property 1, record 1, English, general%20property
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Property" also signifies a beneficial right in or to a thing. Sometimes the term is used as equivalent to ownership.... Property in this sense is divided into general and special or qualified. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1447) 1, record 1, English, - general%20ownership
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bailee has the right to possession, and the rights annexed to possession. He is therefore said to have a special or qualified property or ownership in the goods, as contrasted with the general property or ownership of the owner. (Osborn's, 6th ed., 1976, p. 272) 1, record 1, English, - general%20ownership
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propriété générale
1, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
propriété générale : 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, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«General ownership» et «general property» s'opposent généralement à «special ownership» et «special property». 2, record 1, French, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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