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LEGAL JOINT TENANCY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unity of title
1, record 1, English, unity%20of%20title
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the essential properties of a joint tenancy, under which the estates of the joint tenants must be created by one and the same act, whether legal or illegal; as by one and the same grant, or by one and the same disseisin.(Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, pp. 1319-20) 1, record 1, English, - unity%20of%20title
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de titre
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20titre
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
unité de titre : 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, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20titre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- joint tenancy at law
1, record 2, English, joint%20tenancy%20at%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- legal joint tenancy 1, record 2, English, legal%20joint%20tenancy
correct
- legal jointure 1, record 2, English, legal%20jointure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although in the case of personalty... there may be either a legal joint tenancy or a legal tenancy in common, a trust may, of course, be created(even orally) by the donor of personalty to one or more persons for concurrent interests.... In such cases, where the trustees hold as legal joint tenants in trust for persons entitled in common in equity, the "jus accrescendi" will, of course, operate with respect to the legal interest upon the death of one of the trustees.(Crossley Vaines, 5th ed., 1973, p. 57). 1, record 2, English, - joint%20tenancy%20at%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenance conjointe en common law
1, record 2, French, tenance%20conjointe%20en%20common%20law
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance conjointe en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langue officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - tenance%20conjointe%20en%20common%20law
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- co-ownership
1, record 3, English, co%2Downership
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Co-ownership occurs where several persons are entitled to the possession, user and benefit of one thing, "pro indiviso", no one being entitled to any specific part of it, and the right of user of each being subject to a similar right in the others; as in the case of joint tenancy and tenancy in common ... (Jowitt’s, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1301) 1, record 3, English, - co%2Downership
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are several forms of co-ownership, each one having unique legal characteristics. The forms of co-ownership most commonly recognized... are tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety, community property, condominium, cooperative, and partnership property.(Reilly, 1977, p. 105) 1, record 3, English, - co%2Downership
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- copropriété
1, record 3, French, copropri%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
copropriété : 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 3, French, - copropri%C3%A9t%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-10-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wholly equitable interest
1, record 4, English, wholly%20equitable%20interest
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where a husband dies beneficially entitled to any lands for an interest that does not entitle his widow to dower out of the same at law, and such interest, whether wholly equitable, or partly legal and partly equitable, is an estate of inheritance in possession other than an estate in joint tenancy, the widow shall be entitled to dower out of the same land. 1, record 4, English, - wholly%20equitable%20interest
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- intérêt totalement en equity
1, record 4, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20totalement%20en%20equity
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'un mari décède alors qu'il possède sur des biens-fonds, à titre de bénéficiaire, un intérêt qui ne donne pas droit à sa veuve de bénéficier en droit d'un douaire sur ces biens-fonds, et que cet intérêt, qu'il soit totalement en «équité» ou partiellement en droit et partiellement en «équité», est un droit héréditaire actuel autre qu'un droit de propriété conjointe, la veuve a le droit de bénéficier d'un douaire sur ces biens-fonds. 1, record 4, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20totalement%20en%20equity
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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