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IMMOVEABLE DESTINATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- destination
1, record 1, English, destination
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally stated, destination is the idea that a resource or "object of social wealth" has or has been given a specific purpose, goal, or duty, or is otherwise meant to be used in a certain way or as part of another resource. In its formal manifestations, destination helps determine legal classifications and legal outcomes in certain instances : moveable or immoveable, for example. 1, record 1, English, - destination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the term appropriation, which refers to the end given to a thing, whereas the term destination refers to the specific use of that thing. 2, record 1, English, - destination
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- destination
1, record 1, French, destination
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant à la destination, il s'agirait de «l'utilisation d'un bien à un usage particulier qui permet de déterminer sa nature juridique», ou encore de «la norme d'usage d'une chose déclenchant le régime juridique approprié». La destination, selon ces ouvrages, commanderait la nature ou le régime juridique des biens. 1, record 1, French, - destination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le terme affectation qui lui renvoie à la finalité donnée à l'usage d'une chose alors que le terme destination renvoie à l'usage déterminé de cette chose. 2, record 1, French, - destination
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- immoveable by destination 1, record 2, English, immoveable%20by%20destination
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- landlord’s fixture 2, record 2, English, landlord%26rsquo%3Bs%20fixture
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- immeuble par destination
1, record 2, French, immeuble%20par%20destination
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les immeubles par destination sont des meubles affectés à un immeuble par nature et auxquels le législateur a conféré le même régime qu'à cet immeuble, parce qu'ils constituent une même entité économique. 2, record 2, French, - immeuble%20par%20destination
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-01-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- destination made by the proprietor
1, record 3, English, destination%20made%20by%20the%20proprietor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode of constituting a servitude which results from a material arrangement effected on one immoveable in favour of another by the owner of both, and which takes effect only once the immoveables are held by different owners. 1, record 3, English, - destination%20made%20by%20the%20proprietor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A destination made by the proprietor can also apply to two sections of a single immoveable. 1, record 3, English, - destination%20made%20by%20the%20proprietor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Art. 551 c.c. 1, record 3, English, - destination%20made%20by%20the%20proprietor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- destination du père de famille
1, record 3, French, destination%20du%20p%C3%A8re%20de%20famille
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode d'établissement d'une servitude résultant du maintien, entre les parties divisées d'un fonds, du rapport d'utilisation (vue, aqueduc, etc.) que le propriétaire unique avait établi pour l'usage de son fonds. 2, record 3, French, - destination%20du%20p%C3%A8re%20de%20famille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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