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LEGAL SEISIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal seisin
1, record 1, English, legal%20seisin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saisine en common law
1, record 1, French, saisine%20en%20common%20law
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
saisine 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 langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - saisine%20en%20common%20law
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
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legal remainder
1, record 2, English, legal%20remainder
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Remainders are either legal or equitable. If they are legal, they are subject to the legal remainder rules and to destruction.... They are subject, in addition, to the rule in "Shelley's Case" and the rule against perpetuities.... Legal remainders arise under common law conveyances, including modern grants. Formerly, they also arose under wills, but it is probable that all remainders arising under wills are now equitable.... The legal remainder rules are a carry-over from feudal land law and are based on the importance that the law attached to seisin. While they are long since out of tune with modern conditions, they remain in force in common law Canada.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, pp. 391-2). 1, record 2, English, - legal%20remainder
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résidu en common law
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sidu%20en%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résidu 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 langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sidu%20en%20common%20law
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- equitable seisin
1, record 3, English, equitable%20seisin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equitable seisin is analogous to legal seisin, that is, it is seisin of an equitable estate in land. Thus, a mortgagor is said to have equitable seisin of the land by receipt of the rents.(Jowitt, p. 1628) 1, record 3, English, - equitable%20seisin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- saisine en equity
1, record 3, French, saisine%20en%20equity
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
saisine en equity : 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, - saisine%20en%20equity
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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