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LEGACY ISSUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lapsed legacy
1, record 1, English, lapsed%20legacy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Where the legatee dies before the testator, or before the legacy is payable, the bequest is said to lapse. Such legacy then falls into residue unless there is an anti-lapse statute in which case the legacy passes to the issue of the legatee. 1, record 1, English, - lapsed%20legacy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- legs caduc
1, record 1, French, legs%20caduc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un legs est réputé caduc (lapsed), lorsque, au décès du testateur, le bien légué n'est plus en sa possession, ou lorsqu'il a été modifié, et qu'il ne correspond plus à la désignation du testament ou encore s'il a été légué dans d'autres conditions par une clause d'un testament postérieur. 2, record 1, French, - legs%20caduc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- legado caducado
1, record 1, Spanish, legado%20caducado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- legado anulado 1, record 1, Spanish, legado%20anulado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Por muerte del legatario. 1, record 1, Spanish, - legado%20caducado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- British Home Child
1, record 2, English, British%20Home%20Child
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In September, Canada Post will issue a commemorative stamp in honour of the legacy of former British Home Children in Canada. 2, record 2, English, - British%20Home%20Child
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
British Home Child: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - British%20Home%20Child
Record 2, Key term(s)
- British Home Children
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- petit immigrant britannique
1, record 2, French, petit%20immigrant%20britannique
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De 1869 jusqu’à la fin des années 1940, quelque 100 000 enfants ont été amenés du Royaume‑Uni au Canada par des organisations religieuses et caritatives, et ont été envoyés dans des familles canadiennes, souvent pour travailler comme ouvriers agricoles ou domestiques dans le cadre du programme britannique d’immigration d’enfants. Au Canada, ces enfants étaient connus comme les petits immigrants britanniques. 2, record 2, French, - petit%20immigrant%20britannique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
petit immigrant britannique : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - petit%20immigrant%20britannique
Record 2, Key term(s)
- petits immigrants britanniques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legacy issues 1, record 3, English, legacy%20issues
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- legacy issue
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- problèmes environnementaux dont nous avons hérité
1, record 3, French, probl%C3%A8mes%20environnementaux%20dont%20nous%20avons%20h%C3%A9rit%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Key term(s)
- problème environnemental dont nous avons hérité
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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