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GENERAL BEQUEST [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

A bequest is charitable if its aims and accomplishments are of religious, educational, political, or general social interest to mankind and if the ultimate recipients constitute either the community as a whole or an unascertainable and indefinite portion thereof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
DEF

Legs dont les buts sont d'un intérêt religieux, éducationnel, politique ou social et dont le bénéficiaire est la communauté entière ou une partie déterminée de celle-ci.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
CONT

A general bequest is a gift of the testator's personal property described in general terms, as of "all my personal estate. "["Jarman on Wills, "8th ed., 1951, p. 1016].

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

«Legs général» est la forme elliptique de «legs général de biens personnels».

OBS

legs général de biens personnels; legs général : 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).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

A testamentary gift which, by its terms, must be paid from a specific fund; e. g. bequest of one thousand dollars to be paid from testator's shares of stock in X Corporation. Hence, it is partly a general bequest and partly a specific bequest.(Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 389)

CONT

A legacy which is in its nature general, and which is directed to be satisfied out of a specific fund or part of the testator’s property. (Sheard, Hull and Fitzpatrick, p. 177)

CONT

"Demonstrative gift" in will is legacy of quantity payable out of particular fund.... (Words and Phrases/U.S., v. 12, p. 55)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

legs démonstratif de biens personnels; legs démonstratif : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
DEF

Fund, such as a bequest or gift, providing an income for certain persons or for an institution of general interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
DEF

Fonds fournissant un revenu à certaines personnes ou à un établissement d'intérêt général.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
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Record 5 1995-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Government Accounting
OBS

This account was established pursuant to section 21 of the Financial Administration Act and section 15 of the Science Council of Canada Act, to record a bequest made by Mrs. Claudia de Hueck to be used to promote the study of humanities and for general educational purposes.

OBS

In the Public Accounts of Canada, this account is part of the Other Specified Purpose Accounts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Comptabilité publique
OBS

Ce compte a été établi en vertu de l'article 21 de la Loi sur la gestion des finances publiques et de l'article 15 de la Loi sur le Conseil des sciences du Canada, afin d'inscrire des fonds légués par Mme Claudia de Hueck aux fins de promouvoir l'étude des sciences humaines, ainsi qu'aux fins d'éducation en général.

OBS

Dans les Comptes publics du Canada, ce compte entre dans la catégorie des Autres comptes à fins déterminées.

Spanish

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