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HEIR DESTINATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- entail
1, record 1, English, entail
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tail 1, record 1, English, tail
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An entailing especially of lands: a setting of an estate tail. (Webster’s, 1976). 1, record 1, English, - entail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The limitation or destination of a freehold estate or fee to a person and the heirs of his body, or some particular class of such heirs, on the failure of whom it is to revert to the donor or his heir or assign.(Oxford) 1, record 1, English, - entail
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taille
1, record 1, French, taille
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
taille : 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, - taille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heir by destination 1, record 2, English, heir%20by%20destination
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- héritier par destination
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20par%20destination
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- héritier provisoire 1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20provisoire
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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