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IMPURE PERSONALTY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pure personalty
1, record 1, English, pure%20personalty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pure personalty may be distinguished from "impure personalty", otherwise known as "personalty savouring of realty". The latter terms were used in the old law of charitable uses to describe a fund consisting of the proceeds of the sale of real estate. Charities were formerly unable to accept such an interest.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 9). 1, record 1, English, - pure%20personalty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biens personnels purs
1, record 1, French, biens%20personnels%20purs
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Pure personalty» dans le sens de «biens personnels purs» est désuet et n'a qu'une valeur historique. 2, record 1, French, - biens%20personnels%20purs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
biens personnels purs : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser. 2, record 1, French, - biens%20personnels%20purs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
biens personnels purs : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 1, French, - biens%20personnels%20purs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impure personalty
1, record 2, English, impure%20personalty
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"(P) ure personalty"(may be distinguished) from "impure personalty", otherwise known as "personalty savouring of realty. "The latter terms were used in the old law of charitable uses to describe a fund consisting of the proceeds of the sale of real estate.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 9) 2, record 2, English, - impure%20personalty
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term impure personalty was generally used to denote property which, though personalty, was not until the "Mortmain and Charitable Uses Act", 1891, allowed to be given to charitable uses by will, etc.(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1356). 2, record 2, English, - impure%20personalty
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- biens personnels impurs
1, record 2, French, biens%20personnels%20impurs
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biens personnels : qualifiant ce terme d'historique le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser. 2, record 2, French, - biens%20personnels%20impurs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
biens personnels impurs : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 2, French, - biens%20personnels%20impurs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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