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ESCROW DELIVERY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- delivery in escrow
1, record 1, English, delivery%20in%20escrow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- escrow delivery 1, record 1, English, escrow%20delivery
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Delivery may be absolute or conditional and if the latter, it will be said to be delivery "in escrow" if the deed is to be held by someone not a party to it until some condition is performed by the party to be benefitted by the deed and upon fulfilment to take effect.(Lamont, "Real Estate Conveyancing", 1976, p. 85). 1, record 1, English, - delivery%20in%20escrow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Under the old law, a deed could not be delivered, as an escrow, direct to the grantee. Delivery in escrow was made to a third party-the first delivery-and, upon the fulfilment of the condition, the third party would deliver the deed to the grantee-the second delivery. It seems that the old law no longer applies. The more modern approach is to treat the question as one of fact; even where there is delivery to the grantee, the intention of the parties must be ascertained, from the transaction as a whole, as to whether the delivery was absolute or conditional.(Mendes da Costa and Balfour, p. 401) 1, record 1, English, - delivery%20in%20escrow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délivrance sous condition
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9livrance%20sous%20condition
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
Le syntagme verbal correspondant «deliver in escrow» peut se rendre en français par «délivrer sous condition». 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9livrance%20sous%20condition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
délivrance sous condition : 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, - d%C3%A9livrance%20sous%20condition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conditional delivery
1, record 2, English, conditional%20delivery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two sorts of delivery and two only, known to the law, one absolute and the other conditional, that is an escrow to be the deed of the party when, and if, certain conditions are performed. If the deed operated as a complete delivery, "cadit quaestio"; if it did not, then it must be either an escrow or a nullity.(Farrand, 3rd ed., 1980, p. 314). 1, record 2, English, - conditional%20delivery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- délivrance conditionnelle
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9livrance%20conditionnelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
délivrance conditionnelle : 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, - d%C3%A9livrance%20conditionnelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Security
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- escrow agreement
1, record 3, English, escrow%20agreement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- escrow 2, record 3, English, escrow
correct
- third party agreement 3, record 3, English, third%20party%20agreement
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agreement under which a grantor, promisor or obligor places a sum of money or the instrument upon which he is bound with a third person, called escrow holder, until the performance of a condition or the happening of an event stated in the agreement permits the escrow holder to make delivery of the money or instrument to the grantee, promisee or obligee. 4, record 3, English, - escrow%20agreement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des sûretés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contrat de dépôt entre les mains d'un tiers
1, record 3, French, contrat%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20entre%20les%20mains%20d%27un%20tiers
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dépôt entre les mains d'un tiers 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20entre%20les%20mains%20d%27un%20tiers
correct, masculine noun
- dépôt 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t
correct, masculine noun
- contrat d'entiercement 2, record 3, French, contrat%20d%27entiercement
masculine noun
- convention d'entiercement 3, record 3, French, convention%20d%27entiercement
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrat en vertu duquel un titre, de l'argent ou d'autres biens sont confiés à un dépositaire (ou fiduciaire) jusqu'à la réalisation de certaines conditions. 1, record 3, French, - contrat%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20entre%20les%20mains%20d%27un%20tiers
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le dépôt d'une chose litigieuse entre les mains d'un tiers en attendant le règlement de la contestation est connu sous le nom de «séquestre». Le mot «entiercement» est parfois utilisé au Canada comme équivalent d'«escrow». 1, record 3, French, - contrat%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20entre%20les%20mains%20d%27un%20tiers
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«délivrer sous condition» est l'équivalent de «deliver in escrow» normalisé dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 3, French, - contrat%20de%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20entre%20les%20mains%20d%27un%20tiers
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de cauciones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- acuerdo de custodia
1, record 3, Spanish, acuerdo%20de%20custodia
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrato adicional mediante el cual dos partes entregan una cantidad de dinero a una tercera, para que lo devuelva cuando se produzcan situaciones adversas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - acuerdo%20de%20custodia
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