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SEAMAN SEA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- informal will
1, record 1, English, informal%20will
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The English "Wills Act" of 1837 permitted "any soldier being in actual military service or any mariner or seaman being at sea" to make an informal will of his personal property and the provision was written into the earliest Wills Acts in Canada and is still to be found in all provinces except Quebec, including those provinces which do not allow holograph wills. It is simply that attestation is not required but the will must be in writing and signed by the testator, although it seems that in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland a person entitled to the privilege may make an oral will.(Feeney, "The Canadian law of Wills", 1982, Vol. 1, p. 76) 1, record 1, English, - informal%20will
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- testament simple
1, record 1, French, testament%20simple
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
testament 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, - testament%20simple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seaman at sea
1, record 2, English, seaman%20at%20sea
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The person making the Will is called the Testator and he must be at least eighteen(18) years of age and of sound mind unless he is a soldier in actual military service or a mariner or seaman at sea. 1, record 2, English, - seaman%20at%20sea
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marin en mer
1, record 2, French, marin%20en%20mer
correct, masculine noun
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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