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SURRENDER [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 1, English, surrender
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Surrender of lands. 1, record 1, English, - surrender
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cession
1, record 1, French, cession
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cession de terres. 1, record 1, French, - cession
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cession : terme tiré du Mini-lexique du droit des autochtones et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 1, French, - cession
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 2, English, surrender
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- renoncer 1, record 2, French, renoncer
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- délaisser 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9laisser
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- renunciar
1, record 2, Spanish, renunciar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- devolver 2, record 2, Spanish, devolver
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] transferir derechos respecto de un inmueble a quien goza de los restantes derechos sobre el mismo, de forma de unificar la titularidad sobre aquél. 2, record 2, Spanish, - renunciar
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 3, English, surrender
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yielding up of an estate for life or years to him who has an immediate estate in reversion or remainder, wherein the estate for life or years may drown by mutual agreement between them. (Black, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1295) 1, record 3, English, - surrender
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- résignation
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9signation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résignation : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9signation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 4, English, surrender
correct, verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To give back; yield; render up; restore; and in law, the giving up of an estate to the person who has it in reversion or remainder, so as to merge it in the larger estate. (Black, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1295) 1, record 4, English, - surrender
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- résigner
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9signer
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résigner : 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 4, French, - r%C3%A9signer
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 5, English, surrender
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Copyholds, which were abolished by the Law of Property Act, 1922, were not, as a general rule, alienable by any of the common law assurances. The principal mode of aliening copyholds was by surrender. (Jowitt, p. 1732) 1, record 5, English, - surrender
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- résignation
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9signation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résignation : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser. 2, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9signation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-03-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Life Insurance
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 6, English, surrender
correct, verb
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- redeem 2, record 6, English, redeem
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you surrender a policy with cash value, you get back the premiums you paid plus the earnings (if any), minus the cost of the insurance protection and any surrender charges (usually in the first 10-20 years). In addition, you must pay ordinary income tax on any cash value gains you receive; a tax that you had previously avoided because of the tax deferral afforded to the build-up of cash in permanent insurance policies. 3, record 6, English, - surrender
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The operation by which a policyholder relinquishes his or her cash value life insurance policy is called a "surrender". 4, record 6, English, - surrender
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Assurance sur la vie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- racheter
1, record 6, French, racheter
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Autrement, le syndic de faillite (contrairement au créancier judiciaire ordinaire) «prend la place» de l'assuré et peut donc racheter la police quand elle est payable au patrimoine de l'assuré ou à un bénéficiaire qui n'est pas un membre de la famille, dans les circonstances où l'assuré lui-même pourrait le faire. 2, record 6, French, - racheter
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'opération par laquelle un assuré met fin à sa police d'assurance-vie avec valeur de rachat en vue d'obtenir une somme (la valeur de rachat) se nomme le «rachat». 3, record 6, French, - racheter
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-03-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 7, English, surrender
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Arrest, committal, detention, surrender and conveyance. 2, record 7, English, - surrender
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Of a fugitive out of Canada. 2, record 7, English, - surrender
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- remise
1, record 7, French, remise
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Arrestation, incarcération, détention, remise et transport. 1, record 7, French, - remise
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- entrega
1, record 7, Spanish, entrega
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A la autoridad. 1, record 7, Spanish, - entrega
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Life Insurance
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 8, English, surrender
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration. 2, record 8, English, - surrender
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Assurance sur la vie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- rachat
1, record 8, French, rachat
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rupture du contrat par paiement anticipé de la provision mathématique. 1, record 8, French, - rachat
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rachat est en principe obligatoire dès que l'assuré le demande. 1, record 8, French, - rachat
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguro de vida
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- rescate
1, record 8, Spanish, rescate
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operación característica de algunas modalidades de seguro de vida, en virtud del cual, por voluntad del asegurado, éste percibe de su asegurador el importe que le corresponde de la provisión matemática constituida sobre el riesgo que tiene garantizado. 1, record 8, Spanish, - rescate
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-03-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 9, English, surrender
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... providing for the surrender and cancellation of certificates ... j) where the holder thereof has ceased to be entitled thereto ... 1, record 9, English, - surrender
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certificates of citizenship. 1, record 9, English, - surrender
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- restitution 1, record 9, French, restitution
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] régir la restitution et l'annulation des certificats [...] lorsque leur titulaire a cessé d'y avoir droit [...] 1, record 9, French, - restitution
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-02-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Banking
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- abdication
1, record 10, English, abdication
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- abdication 1, record 10, English, abdication
correct
- act of renunciation 2, record 10, English, act%20of%20renunciation
- renunciation 2, record 10, English, renunciation
- surrender 3, record 10, English, surrender
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
surrender: the voluntary relinquishment of a right, or of a power or office, by one person (the surrenderor) to another (the surrenderee), either by written instrument or by delivery of the thing which is the object of the right. 3, record 10, English, - abdication
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surrender: A fundamental category of juridical acts in the common law. 3, record 10, English, - abdication
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Surrender is a generic term for all acts of the kind, [mentioned in the definition] but the following specific terms, including surrender itself, are normally used depending on what is surrender: surrender for an estate, lease, patent, insurance policy or physical object; disclaimer, renunciation, for an estate, succession, inheritance or office, especially if not yet vested or if unwanted or burdensome; resignation, reliquishment, for an office; waiver release, for a right of action; waiver renunciation, for a right to attend a meeting, right to receive notice, right to generally to the benefit of an obligation; release for a debt, usually on its satisfaction, e.g. for a mortgage; remission for an unsatisfied debt; discontinuance for the reliquishment and consequent termination of a judicial action by written notice given by a plaintiff, or for the termination of an abandoned action by court order. All the above should be clearly distinguished from abandonment, which is a unilateral and unwritten act of relinquishment, e.g. of a child, a ship, land, a building, goods, or of a judicial action where no notice of relinquishment is given by the plaintiff (in which connection abandonment does not terminate the action if the possibility subsists of it being revived); and from forfeiture, which is involuntary. 3, record 10, English, - abdication
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
surrender: Term, definition and observations reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 10, English, - abdication
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Banque
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- abandon volontaire
1, record 10, French, abandon%20volontaire
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- abdication 2, record 10, French, abdication
feminine noun
- acte abdicatif 3, record 10, French, acte%20abdicatif
masculine noun
- acte d'abdication 4, record 10, French, acte%20d%27abdication
masculine noun
- abandon 4, record 10, French, abandon
masculine noun
- renonciation 4, record 10, French, renonciation
feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En droit civil, surrender est désigné par le terme délaissement. Cette notion a une application plus restreinte : matière hypothécaire ou livraison d'une chose mobilière ou immobilière. 5, record 10, French, - abandon%20volontaire
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acte d'abdication, acte abdicatif, abandon et renonciation : Termes reproduits de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève. 5, record 10, French, - abandon%20volontaire
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
- Operaciones bancarias
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- abdicación
1, record 10, Spanish, abdicaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
- abandono 2, record 10, Spanish, abandono
masculine noun
- renuncia 2, record 10, Spanish, renuncia
feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abandono y renuncia: Términos reproducidos de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 10, Spanish, - abdicaci%C3%B3n
Record 11 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- capitulate 1, record 11, English, capitulate
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- surrender 1, record 11, English, surrender
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- capituler 1, record 11, French, capituler
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- se rendre 1, record 11, French, se%20rendre
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1995-11-17
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- cede
1, record 12, English, cede
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- yield 2, record 12, English, yield
correct
- surrender 2, record 12, English, surrender
correct, verb
- cede, yield and surrender 3, record 12, English, cede%2C%20yield%20and%20surrender
avoid
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a nation transfers territory by "ceding" it 4, record 12, English, - cede
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
yield: to ... surrender. 2, record 12, English, - cede
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 3 OBS
surrender: To ... yield ... 2, record 12, English, - cede
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Droit autochtone
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- céder
1, record 12, French, c%C3%A9der
correct, proposal
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1995-11-17
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Taxation Law
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- release
1, record 13, English, release
correct, noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- surrender 1, record 13, English, surrender
correct, noun
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Income Tax Act, s. 248(9). 2, record 13, English, - release
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Droit fiscal
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- abandon
1, record 13, French, abandon
correct, masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 248(9). 2, record 13, French, - abandon
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1995-04-21
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- surrender
1, record 14, English, surrender
verb
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- renoncer à 1, record 14, French, renoncer%20%C3%A0
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1994-10-19
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- for surrender
1, record 15, English, for%20surrender
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A purchaser of a security, or any securities broker for a seller or purchaser, is deemed to have notice of an adverse claim if (a) the security, whether in bearer form or registered form, has been endorsed "for collection" or "for surrender" or for some other purpose not involving transfer ...[Insurance Companies Act]. 2, record 15, English, - for%20surrender
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- pour remise
1, record 15, French, pour%20remise
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sont réputés connaître l'existence d'oppositions les courtiers de valeurs mobilières ou les acquéreurs de titres : a) endossés «pour recouvrement», «pour remise» ou à toute fin n'emportant pas transfert; [...] [Loi sur les sociétés d'assurances]. 2, record 15, French, - pour%20remise
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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