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INCORPOREAL INTEREST [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rentcharge in fee simple
1, record 1, English, rentcharge%20in%20fee%20simple
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A rent charge arises when a periodic sum of money is payable in respect of land to a person who has no reversion in it, the due payment of which is a charge upon the land and is secured by a right of distress given by express agreement between the parties. A rent charge in fee simple is an incorporeal hereditament and is real property as it is an interest in the land itself. The owner of a rent charge, however, has no interest in the land out of which it issues.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 924). 1, record 1, English, - rentcharge%20in%20fee%20simple
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rent charge in fee simple
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rente-charge en fief simple
1, record 1, French, rente%2Dcharge%20en%20fief%20simple
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
rente-charge en fief simple : 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, - rente%2Dcharge%20en%20fief%20simple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- profit à prendre in gross
1, record 2, English, profit%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20in%20gross
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- profit in gross 1, record 2, English, profit%20in%20gross
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Profits à prendre in gross. Where a profit à prendre exists as a right in gross it may be assigned and dealt with as a valuable interest, according to the ordinary rules of property. In default of any disposition inter vivos or by will a profit à prendre in gross descends as an ordinary incorporeal hereditament.(Halsbury, 4th ed., Vol. 14, p. 119). 1, record 2, English, - profit%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20in%20gross
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Profit in gross]. This profit, whether several or in common, exercisable by the owner independently of his ownership of land; there is no dominant tenement.... A profit in gross is an interest in land which will pass under a will or intestacy or can be sold or dealt with in any of the usual ways, being an incorporeal hereditament.(Megarry and Wade, p. 824) 1, record 2, English, - profit%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20in%20gross
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- profit à prendre indépendant
1, record 2, French, profit%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20ind%C3%A9pendant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- profit indépendant 1, record 2, French, profit%20ind%C3%A9pendant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
profit à prendre indépendant; profit indépendant : 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, - profit%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20ind%C3%A9pendant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- interest
1, record 3, English, interest
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a narrower sense, interest was used as opposed to estate, and therefore denoted rights in property not being estates [such as] ... interests resembling estates but not recognized as such by the common law, e.g., executory interests in land and those interests in personalty which closely resembled estates properly so called. (Jowitt, p. 995-996) 1, record 3, English, - interest
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[A] licence does not create an interest in land but rather gives the right to use property in a manner which otherwise would be a trespass.... An easement creates an interest in land and is an incorporeal hereditament. In essence the holder of the easement has the right to compel the use or restrict the use of the land of the giver of the easement...(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 225-226) 1, record 3, English, - interest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- intérêt
1, record 3, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acception spécifique. 1, record 3, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intérêt : 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 3, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-02-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- incorporeal hereditament
1, record 4, English, incorporeal%20hereditament
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Incorporeal hereditaments are intangibles; they are rights which were regarded as real property rather than personalty because of their close affinity with land, being rights over or in respect of land. Incorporeal hereditaments are capable of being held for an estate or interest in the same way that land may be. The main examples... are easements, "profits à prendre" and rent charges. It has been pointed out that the distinction between corporeal and incorporeal hereditaments is meaningless and confusing in that, in law, a property interest is only a right of ownership which, as a right, is incorporeal, never corporeal, although the object of the right may be either corporeal or incorporeal. However, the distinction is one that remains in common usage....(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 11). 1, record 4, English, - incorporeal%20hereditament
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- héritage incorporel
1, record 4, French, h%C3%A9ritage%20incorporel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
héritage incorporel : 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 4, French, - h%C3%A9ritage%20incorporel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-06-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- corporeal
1, record 5, English, corporeal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term descriptive of such things as have an objective, material existence. (Black’s, 5th ed. 1979, p. 310) 1, record 5, English, - corporeal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It has been pointed out that the distinction between corporeal and incorporeal hereditaments is meaningless and confusing in that, in law, a property interest is only a right of ownership which, as a right, is incorporeal never corporeal, although the object of the right, is incorporeal never corporeal, although the object of the right may be either corporeal or incorporeal.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed. 1985, pp. 10-11) 1, record 5, English, - corporeal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- corporel
1, record 5, French, corporel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait du vocabulaire bilingue de la Common law - Droit des biens - (Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles). 2, record 5, French, - corporel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A distinguer de : corporal. 2, record 5, French, - corporel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Antonyme : incorporeal. 2, record 5, French, - corporel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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