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GRANT REPRESENTATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- PAJLO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grant of representation
1, record 1, English, grant%20of%20representation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grant 1, record 1, English, grant
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grant of representation is an Order of the Court which confirms or confers the authority of the personal representatives to administer the estate of the deceased, and which indicates the terms on which the estate is to be administered. [Mellows, p. 215]. 1, record 1, English, - grant%20of%20representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are several types of grant... but they fall into three broad categories: a) Probate... b) Administration with will annexed... c) Administration. [Mellows, "The Law of Succession," 4th ed., 1983, p. 215]. 1, record 1, English, - grant%20of%20representation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- PAJLO
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettres successorales
1, record 1, French, lettres%20successorales
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grant : terme générique, employé seul (et non dans la construction «grant of...», ni en tant que membres d'un «terme complexe») pour désigner collectivement ou indifféremment les «letters probate» - ou «probate» - les «letters of administration» et les «letters of administration with the will annexed». Quand le substantif «grant» est employé seul pour désigner spécifiquement soit l'une des trois catégories de «letters» mentionnées ci-dessus, soit une de leurs espèces (par ex. «letters of administration ad litem»), c'est-à-dire comme contraction de «grant of letters (of administration «ad litem»)», etc., il sera rendu par l'équivalent qui a été normalisé pour cette catégorie ou cette espèce (ou seulement «lettres»). 1, record 1, French, - lettres%20successorales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres successorales : 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, - lettres%20successorales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lettres successorales : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - lettres%20successorales
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lettre successorale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- joint grant
1, record 2, English, joint%20grant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A joint grant to two or more individuals is necessary if there is a minority or if a life interest arises under the will or intestacy. (Halsbury’s Laws of England, 3rd ed., v. 16, pp. 217-218) 1, record 2, English, - joint%20grant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Co-executors, however numerous, are regarded in law as an individual person. The same principle applies under a joint grant of administration. Thus, under a joint grant of representation, the act of one representative is regarded as the act of all unless there is a statutory provision to the contrary.("Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate", 1982, p. 683) 1, record 2, English, - joint%20grant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres successorales communes
1, record 2, French, lettres%20successorales%20communes
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lettres communes 1, record 2, French, lettres%20communes
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres successorales communes; lettres communes : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20successorales%20communes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres successorales communes; lettres communes : 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 2, French, - lettres%20successorales%20communes
Record 2, Key term(s)
- lettre successorale commune
- lettre commune
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- joint representation
1, record 3, English, joint%20representation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Joint representation. As has been seen, co-executors, however numerous, are regarded in law as an individual person. The same principle applies under a joint grant of administration. Thus, under a joint grant of representation the act of one representative is regarded as the act of all unless there is statutory provision to the contrary.("Williams, Mortimer & Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate", 1982, p. 683) 1, record 3, English, - joint%20representation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- coreprésentation successorale
1, record 3, French, corepr%C3%A9sentation%20successorale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coreprésentation 1, record 3, French, corepr%C3%A9sentation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coreprésentation successorale; coreprésentation : 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 3, French, - corepr%C3%A9sentation%20successorale
Record 3, Key term(s)
- co-représentation successorale
- co-représentation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- situs
1, record 4, English, situs
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Location, situation. As a rule, personal property has its "situs" at the place of the domicile of its owner. 2, record 4, English, - situs
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If [a man] be domiciled abroad and die here, his personal property must be distributed according to the law of his domicil. The situs of the property must, however, regulate the jurisdiction to grant representation. 1, record 4, English, - situs
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- situs
1, record 4, French, situs
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
emplacement, lieu de la situation d'un bien (déterminant la compétence des tribunaux et l'assiette fiscale). 2, record 4, French, - situs
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le fondement de l'« administration », le facteur de l'unité d'administration et, par là, de la transmission successorale, est constituée par les biens considérés « ut singuli » dans la diversité de leur situs réel et non par la personne de l'administrateur qui n'existe juridiquement qu'en fonction de ces biens. 3, record 4, French, - situs
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-01-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- white able-bodied male
1, record 5, English, white%20able%2Dbodied%20male
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- wammie 2, record 5, English, wammie
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the downsized affirmative-action economy. Stephen is a white able-bodied male-a "wammie, "in the words of Grant Brown, a lecturer in management at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. Once the stereotype of power and privilege, wammies now are trying to reconcile their personal career ambitions with society's larger goal of increasing representation of other groups at all levels of the work force. "It's certainly going to put the squeeze on us, "said Stephen, 20. 1, record 5, English, - white%20able%2Dbodied%20male
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- wammie
1, record 5, French, wammie
proposal
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer a wasp, yuppie, yammie, etc. 1, record 5, French, - wammie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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