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INCORPOREAL PERSONAL PROPERTY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- real property
1, record 1, English, real%20property
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- real estate 1, record 1, English, real%20estate
correct
- realty 1, record 1, English, realty
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Real estate is a technical term and is generally to be construed in its technical sense. It comprises all freehold (and formerly copyhold) lands, tenements and hereditaments, but not leasehold interests.... "Real estate" includes, also, any rights in land, such as a rentcharge, which admit of being limited in the same manner as freehold estates or interests. (39 Hals., 4th, p. 214) 1, record 1, English, - real%20property
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As the common law developed, real property came to mean that form of property which could be specifically recovered by a real action if possession were lost. Only freeholdings of land were thus recoverable in the realty. (Crossley Vaines, 5th, p. 6) 1, record 1, English, - real%20property
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "real property, ""realty" and "real estate" are quasi-synonyms. "Real property" and "real estate" serve for distinct technical classifications. Originally, the use of the term "property" itself was confined to cases where the right included possession. The term "real property, "as opposed to "personal property, "was used to denote land and things attached to land so as to become part of it, as well as rights in the land which endure for a life. The term "real estate, "as opposed to "personal estate, "comprised all freehold(and formerly copyhold) lands, tenements and hereditaments(except leasehold interests) that a person owned, and also included any rights in land which could be limited in the same manner as freehold estates or interests. In modern usage, all three terms refer to the same object, comprising corporeal and incorporeal hereditaments. 2, record 1, English, - real%20property
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biens réels
1, record 1, French, biens%20r%C3%A9els
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biens réels : terme de classification; sens collectif. 2, record 1, French, - biens%20r%C3%A9els
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
biens réels : 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, - biens%20r%C3%A9els
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
- incorporeal personal property
1, record 2, English, incorporeal%20personal%20property
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Personal property is also divisible into corporeal personal property... and incorporeal personal property, which consists of such rights as personal annuities, stocks, shares, patents and copyrights.(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1356) 1, record 2, English, - incorporeal%20personal%20property
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bien personnel incorporel
1, record 2, French, bien%20personnel%20incorporel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bien personnel 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 2, French, - bien%20personnel%20incorporel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corporeal chattel
1, record 3, English, corporeal%20chattel
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If chattels personal are considered according to their physical characteristics, they may be divided into(1) corporeal chattels, "i. e. ", those which have an actual physical existence; tangible objects, such as money in specie, furniture, cattle, ships, timber, and minerals when severed from the land;(2) incorporeal chattels....("Goodeve, Personal Property" 1937, p. 10) 1, record 3, English, - corporeal%20chattel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chatel corporel
1, record 3, French, chatel%20corporel
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
chatel corporel : 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, - chatel%20corporel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- corporeal personal property
1, record 4, English, corporeal%20personal%20property
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Personal property is also divisible into corporeal personal property, which includes movable and tangible things, such as animals, ships, furniture, merchandise, etc. ;and incorporeal personal property...(Jowitt, p. 1356) 1, record 4, English, - corporeal%20personal%20property
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bien personnel corporel
1, record 4, French, bien%20personnel%20corporel
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
bien personnel corporel : 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, - bien%20personnel%20corporel
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-10-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- assign
1, record 5, English, assign
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To assign generally means to transfer property, especially personal estate ... 1, record 5, English, - assign
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In its more special sense, to assign is to transfer personal estate, or chattels real, or certain rights in real or personal estate. The term is especially applied to leases, terms of years, and life interests in land or personal property, and to choses in action, and incorporeal chattels. The word "assign" is the proper technical operative word...(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 146) 1, record 5, English, - assign
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- céder
1, record 5, French, c%C3%A9der
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
céder : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 5, French, - c%C3%A9der
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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