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HEIR COLLATERAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heir at law
1, record 1, English, heir%20at%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heir general 1, record 1, English, heir%20general
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
He who, after his ancestor dies intestate, has a right to all lands, tenements, and hereditaments which belonged to him or of which he was seised. The same as "heir general" ... [Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 854]. 1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The feudal rules of succession applied to find the heir were based on the succession of males in preference to females, on primogeniture among males, and on representation, whereby a descendant of a pre-deceased heir, e. g. a grandson, took in preference to a collateral of the deceased, e. g. a brother. An heir general or heir at law is such an heir. [The "Oxford Companion to Law, "1980, p. 559]. 1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The reason why words of procreation were required was that "heirs," extended to all the "heirs general," including relatives other than descendants of the grantee, such as his brothers, uncles or cousins. An entail, however, was an interest which could pass only to lineal descendants of the original grantee (heirs special) and so "heirs" had to be restricted by the addition of words of procreation. [Megarry and Wade, p. 57]. 1, record 1, English, - heir%20at%20law
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
- héritier légal
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20l%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- héritier général 1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
héritier légal; héritier général : 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, - h%C3%A9ritier%20l%C3%A9gal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heir of line
1, record 2, English, heir%20of%20line
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lineal heir 1, record 2, English, lineal%20heir
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who inherits in a line either ascending or descending from a common source as distinguished from a collateral heir.(Balck, 5th, p. 837) 1, record 2, English, - heir%20of%20line
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
- héritier en ligne directe
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20en%20ligne%20directe
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
héritier en ligne directe : 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, - h%C3%A9ritier%20en%20ligne%20directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-10-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- collateral heir
1, record 3, English, collateral%20heir
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- heir collateral 1, record 3, English, heir%20collateral
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who is not of the direct line of deceased, but comes from a collateral line, as a brother, sister, an uncle, an aunt, a nephew, a niece, or a cousin of deceased. (Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 237) 1, record 3, English, - collateral%20heir
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- héritier collatéral
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20collat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- héritier en ligne collatérale 1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20en%20ligne%20collat%C3%A9rale
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
héritier collatéral; héritier en ligne collatérale : 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 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20collat%C3%A9ral
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-10-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- collateral warranty
1, record 4, English, collateral%20warranty
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Collateral warranty was where the heir of the warrantor could not by any possibility have been entitled to the land by descent from the warrantor; thus, if a younger son released with warranty to his father's disseisor, this warranty was collateral to his elder brother, because by no possibility could the latter in such a case claim the land as heir to his younger brother.(Jowitt, p. 1883) 1, record 4, English, - collateral%20warranty
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- garantie collatérale
1, record 4, French, garantie%20collat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
garantie accessoire : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser. 2, record 4, French, - garantie%20collat%C3%A9rale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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