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HOLDING LAND [23 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Permanent grassland is land used permanently(for several consecutive years, normally 5 years or more) to grow herbaceous fodder, forage or energy purpose crops, through cultivation(sown) or naturally(self-seeded), and which is not included in the crop rotation on the holding. The grassland can be used for grazing, mown for silage and hay[, ] or used for renewable energy production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

La prairie permanente est un couvert végétal herbacé installé depuis de nombreuses années. Elle est caractérisée par une grande richesse d'espèces végétales spontanées en équilibre écologique sous l'effet conjoint du milieu des pratiques agricoles. Ces dernières sont indispensables pour sa pérennité (fertilisation, pâturage et fauche). Elle se singularise des prairies semées par l'absence de travail du sol [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Área de pastos destinada indefinidamente al aprovechamiento por el ganado de plantas forrajeras perennes.

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Record 2 2016-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Trusts (common law)
DEF

An enfeoffment of land to one person for the use of a third party.

OBS

The feoffee was bound in conscience to hold the land according to the prescribed use and could derive no benefit from the holding.

OBS

feoffment to uses : a historical term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des fiducies (common law)
OBS

fieffement à usage d'autrui : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

The holding of property by two or more persons each of whom has an undivided interest which, upon his death, passes to his heirs and not to the survivor or survivors.

OBS

The holding of an estate in land by different persons under different titles, but there must be unity of possession and each must have right to occupy the whole in common with his co-tenants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
DEF

Bien possédé par deux personnes ou plus, chacune ayant un intérêt indivis qui, à sa mort, est transmis à ses héritiers et non au(x) survivant(s).

OBS

Les héritiers deviennent propriétaires communs avec les survivants. La possession d'un bien sur un terrain par différentes personnes et aux termes de différents titres; il doit toutefois y avoir une unité de possession, chacun pouvant occuper l'ensemble en commun avec les autres.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The vast majority of land holdings are small and fragmented. More than 70% of peasants own less than one hectare of land, which can produce only a small proportion of their food needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
CONT

La grande majorité des biens fonciers sont petits et fragmentés. Plus de 70 % des paysans possèdent moins d’un hectare de terrain, dont l’exploitation ne permet de combler qu’une faible partie de leurs besoins.

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

One holding under a tenancy at will, which exists where the tenant(T) occupies L's land, with L's consent, on terms under which L or T may determine the tenancy at any time.(Curzon, 1979, p. 330).

OBS

While tenancies at will are sometimes referred to as estates at will, ... a tenant at will has no certain or sure estate. ... (Williams & Rhodes, 5th ed., 1983, p. 1-1).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Terme générique propre à la common law.

OBS

tenant : Acception générique de même type que celle de tenancy (1º). Le français «tenant», générique, qui désigne en définitive le titulaire de certains droits sur un bien, est remplacé dans certains composés par «titulaire».

OBS

tenant à discrétion : 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).

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

One who holds a piece of land, a house, etc., by lease for a term of years or a set time. (... correlative of landlord). (Oxford, 1933).

OBS

In the Law of Landlord and Tenant a tenant is a person or body of persons holding land under a landlord in leasehold tenure.(Adkin's, 17th ed., 1983, p. 17).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Acception spécifique courante.

OBS

locataire : 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).

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A safe holding title is one resting on the undisturbed possession of the vendor for twelve years adversely to persons not under disability. (Jowitt, p. 1774)

CONT

Even if it is not marketable a title may be a good holding title(i. e., one which presents no probability of an adverse claim being made), and can usually be sold under suitable conditions as to title. Such a title can be registered under the Land Registration Act 1925 as absolute....(43 Hals., 3rd, par. 143)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

titre stable : 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).

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 9 2013-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

By the common law, a tenant "pur autre vie" holding under a settlement has no rights of user, or power to deal with the land, other than those possessed by a lessee "pur autre vie" holding merely under a lease at a rent.(Challis, 3rd ed., 1911, p. 356).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

preneur à vie d'autrui : 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).

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

Partition is a method whereby the joint possession is disunited, and its effect is to make each former co-tenant separate owner of a specific portion of the land, and thus to terminate the co-ownership for ever. Instead of holding an undivided share in the whole, each person will hold a divided share in severalty.(Cheshire's, 12th ed., 1976, p. 217).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

part divise : 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).

Spanish

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Record 11 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Succession (civil law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (droit civil)

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

A number of aircraft holding at a common fix with vertical separation.

CONT

An aircraft leaves the holding stack(a series of elliptical patterns flown at assigned altitudes while awaiting clearance to land), if there is one, and approaches a runway through an outer and an inner marker. Airport surveillance radar and approach lights are used to assist the pilot.

OBS

holding stack: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

holding stack; stack: terms and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Ensemble des aéronefs évoluant à diverses altitudes sur des trajectoires d'attente dans un espace spécifié par le contrôle de la circulation aérienne.

CONT

Si plusieurs aéronefs sont en attente, ils circulent sur leurs «hippodromes» respectifs, en formant une pile d'attente où leurs altitudes s'étagent de 300 en 300 m.

OBS

pile d'attente : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

pile d'attente; pile : termes normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
OBS

pila de espera: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 13 2010-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

... that limitations of liability need not be contractual at all is exemplified by decisions holding that suitably displayed notices may effectively exclude liability to persons entering an occupier's land....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Une clause ayant pour but de limiter ou d'exclure la responsabilité d'une personne pour les dommages moraux ou physiques que vous pourriez subir est invalide.

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Laws and Regulations (Non-Canadian)
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

Efforts at land reform began in the mid-fifties and were amplified in 1964 with the Land Act 2021(1964) [Nepal], which put a ceiling on land holding, fixed the rent to be paid as contract(Kut) by tenants at 50% of the principal crop, and emphasized security of tenant farmers against eviction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements nationaux non canadiens
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)

Spanish

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Record 15 2008-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A relatively small holding of forested land which is used as a source of wood for commercial purposes.

Key term(s)
  • wood lot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Boisé ou partie de boisé aménagés pour la production de bois.

Spanish

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Record 16 1994-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
OBS

The purchase and holding of the land for development in this set of circumstances must stand on its own and be judged accordingly.

OBS

stand or fall : often used fig. of a person or thing, to indicate that his or its fate is contingent on the fate of another person or thing, or must be governed by some event or rule. Const. with (a person or thing), together, also by (a rule, an uncertain event).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

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Record 17 1994-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)

Spanish

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Record 18 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Garden and landscape design deals with the treatment of land areas not covered by buildings, when those areas are considered important to visual experience, with or without utilitarian function.... Garden and landscape design... works with a wide range of natural and processed materials capable of holding up well in the specific local climatic conditions of the site. These materials include earth, rock, water, and plants, either existing on the site or brought in; and construction materials such as concrete, stone, brick, wood, tile, metal, and glass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Conception et création du jardin. Le jardin moderne doit être fonctionnel; il faut que son ensemble et chacune de ses parties répondent à un besoin ou une satisfaction et aient leur utilité.

Spanish

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Record 19 1990-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

In its general sense, a mode of holding or occupying. Thus, we speak... of the tenure of land in the sense of occupation or tenancy... The two most important types of tenure are owner-occupied and rental. Note further that the term "tenure" is much broader than its French equivalent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

Statut d'occupation des logements. Au cours des quinze dernières années, on a noté une progression régulière de la proportion de ménages propriétaires du logement qu'ils occupent...

Spanish

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Record 20 1989-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
OBS

Affaires indiennes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 22 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rural Planning (Agriculture)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements ruraux (Agriculture)

Spanish

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Record 23 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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