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DEVISE REAL ESTATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal legatee
1, record 1, English, universal%20legatee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
I [testator] of etc.,... by this my last will [made this-day-of-] devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever [including all entailed property of which I have power to dispose of by will]... to(universal devisee and legatee) absolutely and appoint her [or him] sole executrix [or executor] of this my will.("Williams’ Law Relating to Wills", 5th ed., 1980, pp. 1019-1020) 1, record 1, English, - universal%20legatee
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
- légataire universel
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A9gataire%20universel
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
Il est probable qu'on retrouvera rarement le terme anglais employé autrement que dans l'expression «universal devisee and legatee», qui désigne effectivement le «légataire universel», c'est-à-dire le légataire de l'universalité des biens de la succession. 1, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9gataire%20universel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
légataire universel : 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, - l%C3%A9gataire%20universel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- universal devisee
1, record 2, English, universal%20devisee
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I [testator] of etc.,... by this my last will [made this-day-of-] devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever [including all entailed property of which I have power to dispose of by will]... to(universal devisee and legatee) absolutely and appoint her [or him] sole executrix [or executor] of this my will.("Williams’ Law Relating to Wills", 5th ed., 1980, pp. 1019-1020) 1, record 2, English, - universal%20devisee
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- légataire universel
1, record 2, French, l%C3%A9gataire%20universel
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
Il est probable qu'on retrouvera rarement le terme anglais employé autrement que dans l'expression «universal devisee and legatee», qui désigne effectivement le «légataire universel», c'est-à-dire le légataire de l'universalité des biens de la succession. 1, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9gataire%20universel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
légataire universel : 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, - l%C3%A9gataire%20universel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-05-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Agricultural Economics
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- estate in quasi-entail
1, record 3, English, estate%20in%20quasi%2Dentail
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where any person to whom any real property is devised for an estate tail, or for an estate in quasi-entail, dies in the lifetime of the testator leaving issue who would be inheritable under such entail if such estate existed and any such issue are living at the time of the death of the testator, such devise does not lapse, but takes effect as if the death of such person had happened immediately after the death of the testator unless a contrary intention appears by the will. 1, record 3, English, - estate%20in%20quasi%2Dentail
Record 3, Key term(s)
- estate in quasi entail
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Économie agricole
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- domaine en quasi-taille
1, record 3, French, domaine%20en%20quasi%2Dtaille
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- domaine en quasi taille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- devise real estate
1, record 4, English, devise%20real%20estate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- devise real property 2, record 4, English, devise%20real%20property
correct, Manitoba
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- léguer des biens réels
1, record 4, French, l%C3%A9guer%20des%20biens%20r%C3%A9els
correct, Manitoba
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- léguer des biens immeubles 2, record 4, French, l%C3%A9guer%20des%20biens%20immeubles
see observation, Ontario
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] à l'occasion de la normalisation du Droit des biens, le gouvernement fédéral a choisi de laisser les gouvernements provinciaux établir la terminologie en ce domaine de droit privé qui relève de la compétence législative des provinces. Aussi, dans les Lois révisées du Canada de 1985, on retrouve [par ex.] dans la version française «biens meubles» et «biens immeubles» pour rendre «personal property» et «real property» et non les expressions normalisées «biens personnels» et «biens réels». 3, record 4, French, - l%C3%A9guer%20des%20biens%20r%C3%A9els
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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