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LEGACY PERSONALTY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bequest of personalty
1, record 1, English, bequest%20of%20personalty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- personalty bequest 2, record 1, English, personalty%20bequest
correct
- legacy of personalty 2, record 1, English, legacy%20of%20personalty
correct
- personalty legacy 2, record 1, English, personalty%20legacy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gift of personal property by will. Real property is usually transferred by a devise. The term "disposition" encompasses both a bequest of personalty and a devise of realty. 3, record 1, English, - bequest%20of%20personalty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- legs de biens personnels
1, record 1, French, legs%20de%20biens%20personnels
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
legs de biens personnels : terme normalisé dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - legs%20de%20biens%20personnels
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pecuniary legacy
1, record 2, English, pecuniary%20legacy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- legacy 1, record 2, English, legacy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A pecuniary legacy is a legacy of money. ("Sunnucks, Williams and Mortimer on Executors Administrators and Probate", 16th, p. 894) 1, record 2, English, - pecuniary%20legacy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A disposition of personalty is a bequest while a gift of money under a will is a legacy.(Oosterhoff, p. 10) 1, record 2, English, - pecuniary%20legacy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"legacy" is here the elliptic form of "pecuniary legacy" 2, record 2, English, - pecuniary%20legacy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- legs pécuniaire
1, record 2, French, legs%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- legs d'une somme d'argent 1, record 2, French, legs%20d%27une%20somme%20d%27argent
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
legs pécuniaire; legs d'une somme d'argent : 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 2, French, - legs%20p%C3%A9cuniaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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