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FREEHOLDER [2 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
- freehold tenant
1, record 1, English, freehold%20tenant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The student will find sometimes the language of possession, sometimes that of ownership. He will find both the expressions "freehold owner" and "freehold tenant. "He will read both that a freeholder owns the land and that he holds it as tenant.... Theoretically, the language of possession is more correct.... [Harwood, 1975, p. 7]. 1, record 1, English, - freehold%20tenant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenant franc
1, record 1, French, tenant%20franc
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- titulaire de domaine franc 1, record 1, French, titulaire%20de%20domaine%20franc
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenant franc; titulaire de domaine franc : 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 1, French, - tenant%20franc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Legal Actions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- real action
1, record 2, English, real%20action
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The proceedings at common law by means of which a freeholder could recover his land, "viz. ",(1) actions commenced by writ of right...(2) possessory assizes, to decide questions of disseisin and(3) writs of entry....(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1500). 1, record 2, English, - real%20action
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The real actions were essentially demands for seisin, and thus would lie only against the person who was seised of the land at the time. 1, record 2, English, - real%20action
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Actions en justice
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- action réelle
1, record 2, French, action%20r%C3%A9elle
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
action réelle : 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, - action%20r%C3%A9elle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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