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FREE SOCAGE TENURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Farm Management and Policy
- Agriculture - General
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- customary socage
1, record 1, English, customary%20socage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another type of free tenure was socage, primarily customary socage, the principal service of which was usually agricultural in nature, such as performing so many days’ ploughing each year for the lord. 1, record 1, English, - customary%20socage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Socage, the great residuary tenure, was any free tenure that did not fall within the definition of knight-service, serjeanty, or frankalmoin. 2, record 1, English, - customary%20socage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Historical; no longer current in law. 3, record 1, English, - customary%20socage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Gestion et politique agricole
- Agriculture - Généralités
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- socage coutumier
1, record 1, French, socage%20coutumier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «socage coutumier» n'est plus courant en droit des biens. 2, record 1, French, - socage%20coutumier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free and common socage
1, record 2, English, free%20and%20common%20socage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a fact that free and common socage has been and is the only freehold tenure operative in the common law provinces.(Laskin, Revised Edition, 1964, p. 26). 1, record 2, English, - free%20and%20common%20socage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- franc et commun socage
1, record 2, French, franc%20et%20commun%20socage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
franc et commun socage : 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, - franc%20et%20commun%20socage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- common socage
1, record 3, English, common%20socage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Free socage was of two kinds, socage in capite and common socage, but the former has been abolished. Common free socage is the modern ordinary freehold tenure. 2, record 3, English, - common%20socage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- socage commun
1, record 3, French, socage%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
socage commun : 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 3, French, - socage%20commun
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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