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FREE ESTATE [7 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
- extent of title
1, record 1, English, extent%20of%20title
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "title" has over the years acquired a meaning in general use which is normally thought of as covering all of the interests of an owner in land. We find that the word is used as, "I have surveyed this man's title" and "The title to this man's land is free of encumbrances. "In these two examples, the word "title" has a completely different meaning. In the first instance, "title" is intended to mean extent of title, the boundaries of the land. And in the second instance, "title" is intended to mean the chain of title, the factors which affect the ownership of the land... In legal surveying and land ownership, the word "title" should be qualified or explained by defining it as either "Chain of title"-the province of the lawyer, or "Extent of title"-the province of the surveyor.(Lamont, "Real Estate Conveyancing, "1976, pp. 552-553). 1, record 1, English, - extent%20of%20title
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étendue du titre
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tendue%20du%20titre
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
étendue du titre : 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, - %C3%A9tendue%20du%20titre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- en franc-alleu roturier
1, record 2, English, en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- in franc-alleu roturier 1, record 2, English, in%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Franc aleu. In French feudal law, an allod; a free inheritance; or an estate held free of any services except such as were due to the sovereign. 2, record 2, English, - en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Roturier: In old French and Canadian law. A free tenant of land on services exigible either in money or in kind. A free commoner; one who held of a superior, but could have no inferior below him 3, record 2, English, - en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- en franc-alleu roturier
1, record 2, French, en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi concernant les seigneuries. 2, record 2, French, - en%20franc%2Dalleu%20roturier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- frank tenement
1, record 3, English, frank%20tenement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- freehold tenement 1, record 3, English, freehold%20tenement
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A free tenement, freeholding, or freehold. Used to denote both the tenure and the estate.(Black's, 5th, p. 594). 1, record 3, English, - frank%20tenement
Record 3, Key term(s)
- franktenement
- frnak-tenement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- franc-tènement
1, record 3, French, franc%2Dt%C3%A8nement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
franc-tènement : 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, - franc%2Dt%C3%A8nement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- estate of freehold
1, record 4, English, estate%20of%20freehold
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- freehold 1, record 4, English, freehold
correct
- freehold estate 1, record 4, English, freehold%20estate
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any estate of inheritance or for life, in either a corporeal or incorporeal hereditament, existing in, or arising from, real property of free tenure.(Ballentine, p. 499) 1, record 4, English, - estate%20of%20freehold
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Legal estates in land of freehold tenure were divisible with reference to their quantity, or the extreme limit of their duration, into estates of freehold or less than freehold. (Jowitt’s, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 723) 1, record 4, English, - estate%20of%20freehold
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- domaine franc
1, record 4, French, domaine%20franc
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domaine franc : 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, - domaine%20franc
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-11-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disentail
1, record 5, English, disentail
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- disentailment 1, record 5, English, disentailment
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effect of statutory disentail. A complete disentailment is effected when land is set free from the claims both of the issue in tail and of interests subsequent to, or in defeasance of, the estate tail. 1, record 5, English, - disentail
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- libération de fief taillé
1, record 5, French, lib%C3%A9ration%20de%20fief%20taill%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libération de fief taillé : 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 5, French, - lib%C3%A9ration%20de%20fief%20taill%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2009-10-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Real Estate
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- unencumbered
1, record 6, English, unencumbered
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Property that is not subject to any creditor claims or liens. 2, record 6, English, - unencumbered
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
free of encumbrance, "inherited an unencumbered estate. " 2, record 6, English, - unencumbered
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Immobilier
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- non grevé
1, record 6, French, non%20grev%C3%A9
correct, Ontario
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- libre de toutes charges 2, record 6, French, libre%20de%20toutes%20charges
Ontario
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Succession non grevée. 3, record 6, French, - non%20grev%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
- Bienes raíces
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- libre de gravamen
1, record 6, Spanish, libre%20de%20gravamen
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-10-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Trusts (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- bypass trust
1, record 7, English, bypass%20trust
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agreement allowing parents to pass assets on to their children to reduce estate taxes. The trust must be made irrevocable, meaning that the terms can never be changed. Assets put in such a trust usually exceed the amount that children and other heirs can receive tax free at a parent's death. 2, record 7, English, - bypass%20trust
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A bypass trust is particularly useful for spouses who plan their estates together. By leaving property to each other in bypass trust form, they can guarantee that the property will only be taxed once between the two of them. 3, record 7, English, - bypass%20trust
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fiducie d'évitement fiscal
1, record 7, French, fiducie%20d%27%C3%A9vitement%20fiscal
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- fiducie à des fins d'évitement fiscal 1, record 7, French, fiducie%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20d%27%C3%A9vitement%20fiscal
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fiducie créée par une convention expresse irrévocable en faveur des membres de la famille en vue de réduire le paiement des impôts au moment de la succession. 1, record 7, French, - fiducie%20d%27%C3%A9vitement%20fiscal
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Évitement fiscal : au Canada, fait de parvenir par des moyens légaux à différer, réduire ou éluder complètement le paiement de ses impôts. 2, record 7, French, - fiducie%20d%27%C3%A9vitement%20fiscal
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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