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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1, record 1, English, Milli%20Majlis%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Azerbaijan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic 1, record 1, English, Milli%20Majlis%20of%20the%20Azerbaijan%20Republic
correct
- Milli Majlis 1, record 1, English, Milli%20Majlis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan-The state legislative power branch organ is a unicameral parliament that has 125 MPs [members of parliament]. The MPs are elected as based on the majority electoral system by free, private and confidential vote reliant on the general, equitable and immediate suffrage. The tenure of a Milli Majlis convocation is 5 years. 1, record 1, English, - Milli%20Majlis%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Azerbaijan
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Milli Mejlis of the Azerbaijan Republic
- Milli Mejlis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Milli Majlis de la République d'Azerbaïdjan
1, record 1, French, Milli%20Majlis%20de%20la%20R%C3%A9publique%20d%27Azerba%C3%AFdjan
unofficial, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Milli Majlis 2, record 1, French, Milli%20Majlis
unofficial, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
- Education (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Association of Professors of Bishop's University
1, record 2, English, Association%20of%20Professors%20of%20Bishop%27s%20University
correct, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- APBU 2, record 2, English, APBU
correct, Quebec
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The goals of the association are : to promote the interests and the welfare of all of its members and to uphold their dignity in the workplace; to represent its members in employer-employee relations, and, in particular, to bargain collectively on their behalf, including, but not limited to, negotiating policies and working conditions on matters such as hiring, firing, salaries, fringe benefits, pensions, promotion, tenure, leaves, grievances, and the uniformity and consistency of job classifications; to promote the professional development and career advancement of all of its members, and, in particular, to advocate for a working environment free from discrimination and harassment; to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression; and to promote education, research, and creative and other activities within the University; to seek the fullest representation of all of its members in the operation of the University, to provide a means of communication among them, and to communicate on their behalf with other members of the University community and relevant groups external to the University, as appropriate; and to provide a democratic form of government within the Association which allows equal voice to all voting members. 3, record 2, English, - Association%20of%20Professors%20of%20Bishop%27s%20University
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
- Pédagogie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Association des Professeur(e)s de Bishop's University
1, record 2, French, Association%20des%20Professeur%28e%29s%20de%20Bishop%27s%20University
feminine noun, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- APBU 1, record 2, French, APBU
feminine noun, Quebec
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Association des Professeures de Bishop's University
- Association des Professeurs de Bishop's University
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Farm Management and Policy
- Agriculture - General
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- customary socage
1, record 3, English, customary%20socage
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - customary%20socage
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - customary%20socage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Historical; no longer current in law. 3, record 3, English, - customary%20socage
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Gestion et politique agricole
- Agriculture - Généralités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- socage coutumier
1, record 3, French, socage%20coutumier
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «socage coutumier» n'est plus courant en droit des biens. 2, record 3, French, - socage%20coutumier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unfree tenant
1, record 4, English, unfree%20tenant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main type of unfree tenancy was villenage, initially a modified form of servitude. Whereas the mark of free tenants was that their services were always predetermined, in unfree tenure they were not; the unfree tenant never knew what he might be called to do for his lord. 2, record 4, English, - unfree%20tenant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unfree tenant : historical term. 3, record 4, English, - unfree%20tenant
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tenant non libre
1, record 4, French, tenant%20non%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-02-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- villein socage
1, record 5, English, villein%20socage
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- privileged villeinage 1, record 5, English, privileged%20villeinage
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In feudal and old English law, a species of tenure in which the services to be rendered were certain and determinate, but were of a base or servile nature; i. e., not suitable to a man of free and honorable rank. 1, record 5, English, - villein%20socage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Villein socage] was also called "privileged villeinage," to distinguish it from "pure villeinage," in which the services were not certain, but the tenant was obliged to do whatever he was commanded. 1, record 5, English, - villein%20socage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Historical term; no longer current in law. 2, record 5, English, - villein%20socage
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- socage en vilainage
1, record 5, French, socage%20en%20vilainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-05-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- commute 1, record 6, English, commute
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a tenure 1, record 6, English, - commute
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
All lands, the tenure of which has been commuted... into a tenure in free and common soccage... 1, record 6, English, - commute
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- commuer 1, record 6, French, commuer
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
une tenure 1, record 6, French, - commuer
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tous biens-fonds dont la tenure a été commuée [...] en celle de franc et commun soccage [...] 1, record 6, French, - commuer
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2013-05-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- commutation 1, record 7, English, commutation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such deed of commutation, which shall be to all intents equivalent to a grant of such land from the Crown, shall declare that the tenure of such land is forever commuted by such release into that of free and common soccage from the date thereof. 1, record 7, English, - commutation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- commutation
1, record 7, French, commutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'acte de commutation qui équivaut, à toutes fins quelconques, à une concession du fonds par la couronne, doit déclarer que ce fonds sera commué en vertu de telle décharge pour toujours en la tenure de franc et commun soccage, à compter de la date dudit acte. 1, record 7, French, - commutation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- freehold
1, record 8, English, freehold
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- freehold tenure 1, record 8, English, freehold%20tenure
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tenure by which an estate is held in fee-simple, fee-tail, or for term of life. (Oxford, 1933) 1, record 8, English, - freehold
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freehold tenure is the sum of the rights and duties which constitute the relation of a free tenant to his lord.(Digby and Harrison, p. 49) 1, record 8, English, - freehold
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- tenure franche
1, record 8, French, tenure%20franche
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acception spécifique : le terme fait référence à la «tenure». 1, record 8, French, - tenure%20franche
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenure franche : 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 8, French, - tenure%20franche
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2013-04-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- frank tenement
1, record 9, English, frank%20tenement
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- freehold tenement 1, record 9, English, freehold%20tenement
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, 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 9, English, - frank%20tenement
Record 9, Key term(s)
- franktenement
- frnak-tenement
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- franc-tènement
1, record 9, French, franc%2Dt%C3%A8nement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, 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 9, French, - franc%2Dt%C3%A8nement
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2013-04-08
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- estate of freehold
1, record 10, English, estate%20of%20freehold
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- freehold 1, record 10, English, freehold
correct
- freehold estate 1, record 10, English, freehold%20estate
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, 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 10, English, - estate%20of%20freehold
Record number: 10, 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 10, English, - estate%20of%20freehold
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- domaine franc
1, record 10, French, domaine%20franc
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, 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 10, French, - domaine%20franc
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2013-01-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- free and common socage
1, record 11, English, free%20and%20common%20socage
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, 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 11, English, - free%20and%20common%20socage
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- franc et commun socage
1, record 11, French, franc%20et%20commun%20socage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, 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 11, French, - franc%20et%20commun%20socage
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2013-01-08
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- common socage
1, record 12, English, common%20socage
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, 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 12, English, - common%20socage
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- socage commun
1, record 12, French, socage%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, 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 12, French, - socage%20commun
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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