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GENERAL RESTRAINT ALIENATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general restraint on alienation
1, record 1, English, general%20restraint%20on%20alienation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A general restraint on alienation of an estate in fee simple is void even if it is limited as to time, such as for twenty-five years from the death of the testator.... Similarly, a restraint limiting the right to sell to one person only is void.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 115) 1, record 1, English, - general%20restraint%20on%20alienation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- restriction générale d'aliénabilité
1, record 1, French, restriction%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20d%27ali%C3%A9nabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
restriction générale d'aliénabilité : 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, - restriction%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale%20d%27ali%C3%A9nabilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alienation in fee simple
1, record 2, English, alienation%20in%20fee%20simple
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- disposition in fee simple 2, record 2, English, disposition%20in%20fee%20simple
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a general restraint on alienation of an estate in fee simple is void even if it is limited as to time, such as for twenty-five years from the death of the testator. 1, record 2, English, - alienation%20in%20fee%20simple
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aliénation en fief simple 1, record 2, French, ali%C3%A9nation%20en%20fief%20simple
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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