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CONCURRENT STATUTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concurrent tenancy
1, record 1, English, concurrent%20tenancy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the jurisdiction where the land was located a typical statute provided that all concurrent tenancies shall be deemed tenancies in common and not joint tenancies unless it is expressly declared that the grantees or devisees shall take as joint tenants.(Smith & Boyer, 2nd ed., 1971, p. 57) 1, record 1, English, - concurrent%20tenancy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenance concurrente
1, record 1, French, tenance%20concurrente
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cotenance 1, record 1, French, cotenance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance concurrente; cotenance : 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 1, French, - tenance%20concurrente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenance : acception de base générique qui vise le fait de «tenir» un bien (ou, plus exactement, un «domaine», etc., sur celui-ci), de même que la relation ainsi établie. 1, record 1, French, - tenance%20concurrente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common law duty
1, record 2, English, common%20law%20duty
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
But being based on the pretence that the civil claim is creature of the statute, the cause of action-"breach of the statutory duty"-is classified as distinct from any(often concurrent) claim for negligence(i. e. breach of common law duty). For whenever a penal statute lays down a standard of conduct for the purpose of preventing injury or loss, non-compliance is at least admissible as evidence of negligence(breach of the common law duty to take care). 2, record 2, English, - common%20law%20duty
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- obligation en common law
1, record 2, French, obligation%20en%20common%20law
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- devoir imposé par la common law 2, record 2, French, devoir%20impos%C3%A9%20par%20la%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun
- devoir de common law 3, record 2, French, devoir%20de%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Parliamentary Language
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- companion law
1, record 3, English, companion%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- concurrent statute 2, record 3, English, concurrent%20statute
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Law of one jurisdiction which corresponds to that of another jurisdiction, i.e. by dealing with the same matter. 3, record 3, English, - companion%20law
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- loi correspondante
1, record 3, French, loi%20correspondante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi d'une assemblée législative qui correspond à celle d'une autre assemblée, c'est-à-dire qui traite du même sujet. 2, record 3, French, - loi%20correspondante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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