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ALIENATION LAND [5 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
- freedom of alienation
1, record 1, English, freedom%20of%20alienation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Despite the personal character of the feudal bond, it appears to have become the general rule in the thirteenth century that tenants could alienate by substitution without their lords’ consent. ("Megarry & Wade," 4th ed., 1975, p. 30) 1, record 1, English, - freedom%20of%20alienation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The principle of freedom of alienation eventually took hold and it was confirmed by the Statute "Quia Emptores" which permitted free alienation of land by substitution without the lord's consent.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 45) 1, record 1, English, - freedom%20of%20alienation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liberté d'aliénation
1, record 1, French, libert%C3%A9%20d%27ali%C3%A9nation
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
liberté d'aliénation : 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). 1, record 1, French, - libert%C3%A9%20d%27ali%C3%A9nation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mortmain
1, record 2, English, mortmain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(S) uch a state of possession of land as makes it inalienable; whence it is said to be in a dead hand-in a hand that cannot shift away the property. It takes place upon alienation to any corporation, sole or aggregate, ecclesiastical or temporal.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1206) 1, record 2, English, - mortmain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historically, the word "mortmain" is derived from the Norman-French meaning a "dead hand" because, said Coke, "the lands were said to come to dead hands as to the lords, for that by alienation in mortmaine they lost wholly their escheats, and in effect their knights-services for the defence of the realms, wards, marriages, reliefs, and the like; and therefore was called a dead hand, for that a dead hand yieldeth no service. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 1489) 1, record 2, English, - mortmain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mainmorte
1, record 2, French, mainmorte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mainmorte : 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, - mainmorte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- alienation by substitution
1, record 3, English, alienation%20by%20substitution
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Statute "Quia Emptores" forbade alienation by subinfeudation and removed all restraints on alienation by substitution of an estate in fee simple that had previously existed. The statute is in force in all the common law jurisdictions of Canada.... the statute has been described as a pillar of real property law, for it still operates, whenever a person sells his land, to put the purchaser in the vendor's place.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 114) 1, record 3, English, - alienation%20by%20substitution
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The alternative to subinfeudation was substitution. B might grant to C not by creating a new tenure but by letting C step into his shoes so that C became, and B ceased to be, tenant of A. (Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 30 1, record 3, English, - alienation%20by%20substitution
Record 3, Key term(s)
- substitution alienation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aliénation par substitution
1, record 3, French, ali%C3%A9nation%20par%20substitution
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
aliénation par substitution : 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 3, French, - ali%C3%A9nation%20par%20substitution
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- alienation by subinfeudation
1, record 4, English, alienation%20by%20subinfeudation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prior to("Quia Emptores") the number of subtenures had greatly increased by the process of subinfeudation. By this process a tenant, instead of alienating his land outright for a capital sum, created a new tenurial relationship between himself and another whereby the other person became his tenant of the land in return for a perpetual grant or service. The new tenant might create a further subtenure and in theory the process could go on "ad infinitum". "Quia Emptores" accomplished two important objectives. In the first place it abolished alienation by subinfeudation and secondly, it endorsed the principle of alienation by substitution.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 23) 1, record 4, English, - alienation%20by%20subinfeudation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aliénation par sous-inféodation
1, record 4, French, ali%C3%A9nation%20par%20sous%2Dinf%C3%A9odation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aliénation par sous-inféodation : 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, - ali%C3%A9nation%20par%20sous%2Dinf%C3%A9odation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-06-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
- Ecosystems
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- protected areas system
1, record 5, English, protected%20areas%20system
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although alienation from ancestral lands began decades ago, the continued marginalization of indigenous communities—through fraudulent land registration practices and the state's implementation of the protected areassystem—has had a negative impact on their enjoyment of traditional or culturally appropriate food. 1, record 5, English, - protected%20areas%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
- Écosystèmes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système d'aires protégées
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27aires%20prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien que l’aliénation des terres ancestrales ait débuté il y a des décennies, la poursuite de la marginalisation des communautés autochtones – par des pratiques d’enregistrement foncier frauduleuses et l’instauration par l’État du système d’aires protégées – a empêché ces communautés de jouir d’une alimentation conforme à leurs traditions ou leur culture. 1, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27aires%20prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9es
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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