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LEGAL EVICTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- actual eviction
1, record 1, English, actual%20eviction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Actual eviction" refers to the physical dispossession of the tenant from the premises. This may occur by a reentry by the landlord and the physical expulsion of the tenant; expulsion by legal proceedings(such as ejectment), or by a reentry made by a third party under a claim of title which is paramount or superior to the landlord's title(a so-called eviction by title paramount).(The Arnold Encyclopedia of Real Estate, 1978, p. 276). 1, record 1, English, - actual%20eviction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éviction de fait
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9viction%20de%20fait
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
éviction de fait : 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, - %C3%A9viction%20de%20fait
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legal eviction
1, record 2, English, legal%20eviction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- forced eviction 1, record 2, English, forced%20eviction
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
legal eviction and forced eviction : Expressions reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 2, record 2, English, - legal%20eviction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- évincement
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9vincement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- expulsion de force 2, record 2, French, expulsion%20de%20force
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
- Derecho de contratos (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- desahucio por vía legal
1, record 2, Spanish, desahucio%20por%20v%C3%ADa%20legal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
desahucio por vía legal: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 2, Spanish, - desahucio%20por%20v%C3%ADa%20legal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-04-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- physical expulsion
1, record 3, English, physical%20expulsion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- physical eviction 2, record 3, English, physical%20eviction
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Eviction. Physical expulsion of someone from real estate by the assertion of superior title or through legal proceedings. 3, record 3, English, - physical%20expulsion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If the landlord wins, she can request that the constable or sheriff physically evict the tenant. This physical eviction can not take place until 6 days after the hearing. The landlord may not prevent the tenant from going into the premises prior to the physical eviction. 4, record 3, English, - physical%20expulsion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- expulsion physique
1, record 3, French, expulsion%20physique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expulsion physique peut alors avoir lieu dans les délais les plus brefs, effectuée par l'huissier accompagné du commissaire de police. 2, record 3, French, - expulsion%20physique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- expulsion d'une propriété
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-04-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- retaliatory eviction
1, record 4, English, retaliatory%20eviction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of a landlord in ejecting or attempting to eject a tenant from the rented premises, or in refusing to renew a lease, because of the tenant’s complaints or participation in a tenant’s union or in similar activities with which the landlord is not in accord. 2, record 4, English, - retaliatory%20eviction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Retaliatory eviction occurs when a landlord attempts to evict a tenant in response to some(legal) action taken by the tenant. There are of course, countless cases where a landlord and tenant become emotionally and personally upset with each other which may not constitute a clear violation of either the lease or the law. 3, record 4, English, - retaliatory%20eviction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- expulsion - représailles
1, record 4, French, expulsion%20%2D%20repr%C3%A9sailles
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le fait d'expulser un locataire par mesure de représailles pour des actions antérieurement entreprises auxquelles le propriétaire n'était pas d'accord. Cette expression est utilisée pour désigner le non renouvellement de bail de logement d'un locataire par un propriétaire qui veut se venger, en agissant par représailles, suite à des actions de son locataire pour faire respecter ses droits. 1, record 4, French, - expulsion%20%2D%20repr%C3%A9sailles
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On propose l'emploi de «expulsion-représailles» au lieu de «expulsion aux fins de représailles» parce que l'unité terminologique « expulsion-représailles» paraît plus convenable du point de vue phonétique même si aucun contexte justifie son utilisation. 1, record 4, French, - expulsion%20%2D%20repr%C3%A9sailles
Record 4, Key term(s)
- expulsion en guise de représailles
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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