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FREEHOLD DEED [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- release
1, record 1, English, release
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fifth method of conveying was the lease and release. The lease for a term of years, since it was not a freehold, was usually made by deed. In order to perfect his interest, the lessee did, however, have to enter on the land, for otherwise the deed gave him only an "interesse termini", or interest in the term. Once the tenant had gone into possession, he was capable of taking a release, that is, the landlord could release the reversion to him by deed and the two interests would merge so as to give the tenant the fee simple and the seisin.(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 34) 1, record 1, English, - release
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délaissement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9laissement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
délaissement : 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, - d%C3%A9laissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lease and release
1, record 2, English, lease%20and%20release
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fifth method of conveying was the lease and release. The lease for a term of years, since it was not a freehold, was usually made by deed. In order to perfect his interest, the lessee did, however, have to enter on the land, for otherwise the deed gave him only an "interesse termini", or interest in the term. Once the tenant had gone into possession, he was capable of taking a release, that is, the landlord could release the reversion to him by deed and the two interests would merge so as to give the tenant the fee simple and the seisin.... In England the feoffment with livery as well as the other old forms of conveyance, the bargain and sale and the lease and release, have been abolished. The latter two forms of conveyance, provided they are by deed, are still possible in Canadian jurisdictions which have legislation similar to Ontario's, since that legislation only deals with feoffment by livery.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, pp. 34 et 96) 1, record 2, English, - lease%20and%20release
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bail-délaissement
1, record 2, French, bail%2Dd%C3%A9laissement
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
bail-délaissement : 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, - bail%2Dd%C3%A9laissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- freehold in deed
1, record 3, English, freehold%20in%20deed
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freehold in deed is the real possession of land or tenements in fee, fee tail, or for life.(Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 598) 1, record 3, English, - freehold%20in%20deed
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- propriété franche de fait
1, record 3, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20franche%20de%20fait
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
propriété franche de fait : 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, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20franche%20de%20fait
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-11-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- deed of defeasance
1, record 4, English, deed%20of%20defeasance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A conveyance of the freehold of land at common law(e. g. by feoffment) could not be defeated by a defeasance unless it was executed at the same time as the conveyance; and in this manner mortgages were in former times usually made, the mortgagor enfeoffing the mortgagee, and he at the same time executing a deed of defeasance, whereby the feoffment was rendered void on repayment of the borrowed money at a certain day.(Jowitt's, p. 579) 1, record 4, English, - deed%20of%20defeasance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- acte formaliste d'anéantissement
1, record 4, French, acte%20formaliste%20d%27an%C3%A9antissement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- acte d'anéantissement 1, record 4, French, acte%20d%27an%C3%A9antissement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le second équivalent «acte d'anéantissement» est la forme elliptique du premier «acte formaliste d'anéantissement». Il ne s'emploie que lorsque la référence à la spécificité juridique du «deed» n'est pas en cause ou lorsque cette spécificité ressort d'une autre manière du contexte d'emploi. 1, record 4, French, - acte%20formaliste%20d%27an%C3%A9antissement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acte formaliste d'anéantissement; acte d'anéantissement : termes normalisés 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, - acte%20formaliste%20d%27an%C3%A9antissement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-11-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- convey
1, record 5, English, convey
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To make conveyance. (Oxford, 1933). 1, record 5, English, - convey
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The grant by deed... could not be used to convey the immediate freehold. It was used to convey incorporeal hereditaments and to assign remainders and reversions.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 33). 1, record 5, English, - convey
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- transporter
1, record 5, French, transporter
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transporter : 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, - transporter
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-11-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
- Real Estate
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- conveyance
1, record 6, English, conveyance
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- deed of conveyance 2, record 6, English, deed%20of%20conveyance
correct
- deed of lands 3, record 6, English, deed%20of%20lands
correct, New Brunswick act
- deed of land 3, record 6, English, deed%20of%20land
correct, New Brunswick act
- conveyancing instrument 4, record 6, English, conveyancing%20instrument
correct, federal act
- deed 5, record 6, English, deed
federal act, noun
- transfer deed 6, record 6, English, transfer%20deed
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Conveyance" is a broad term. Its modern meaning imports an act intended to create in law one or more property interests. Such interest or interests may be created by an instrument called a "deed. "The deed has its roots in ancient law, but in modern times, when one speaks of a deed in connection with a real estate transaction, the deed of conveyance is usually intended, drawn to convey, or transfer, a freehold estate in land. 7, record 6, English, - conveyance
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conveyance: Acceptation metonymic. 8, record 6, English, - conveyance
Record 6, Key term(s)
- land deed
- conveyance deed
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
- Immobilier
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- acte de transfert
1, record 6, French, acte%20de%20transfert
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- acte de cession 2, record 6, French, acte%20de%20cession
federal act, masculine noun
- acte translatif de propriété 3, record 6, French, acte%20translatif%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9
federal act, masculine noun
- acte translatif 4, record 6, French, acte%20translatif
masculine noun
- acte translatif de biens-fonds 5, record 6, French, acte%20translatif%20de%20biens%2Dfonds
masculine noun
- acte translatif de propriété immobilière 6, record 6, French, acte%20translatif%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20immobili%C3%A8re
masculine noun
- acte transférant un terrain 7, record 6, French, acte%20transf%C3%A9rant%20un%20terrain
masculine noun
- acte de vente 8, record 6, French, acte%20de%20vente
masculine noun
- titre 8, record 6, French, titre
federal act, masculine noun
- transport 9, record 6, French, transport
masculine noun
- acte attributif 10, record 6, French, acte%20attributif
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos jurídicos
- Bienes raíces
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- acto traslativo
1, record 6, Spanish, acto%20traslativo
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- acto translaticio 1, record 6, Spanish, acto%20translaticio
masculine noun, Chile
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acto traslativo; acto translaticio: Términos reproducidos de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 6, Spanish, - acto%20traslativo
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- enter
1, record 7, English, enter
correct, verb
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
to go in upon lands as a formal act.... 2, record 7, English, - enter
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A fifth method of conveying was the lease and release. The lease for a term of years, since it was not a freehold, was usually made by deed. In order to perfect his interest, the lessee did, however, have to enter on the land, for otherwise the deed gave him only an interesse termini, or interest in the term. 3, record 7, English, - enter
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- entrer
1, record 7, French, entrer
correct, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait du vocabulaire bilingue de la Common law - Droit des biens - (Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles). 2, record 7, French, - entrer
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A distinguer de : re-enter 2, record 7, French, - entrer
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Terme qui présente un complément d'information utile ou un apparentement avec le terme en vedette : entry 2, record 7, French, - entrer
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Acception stricte en droit des biens 2, record 7, French, - entrer
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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