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LIEU WIFE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equitable jointure
1, record 1, English, equitable%20jointure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dower could also be barred by equitable jointure. Any provision intended to be in lieu of dower and accepted by a wife of full age as being in satisfaction of her dower, was in equity a bar to the right of dower, whatever the provision might be and whether it was made before or after marriage.(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 191). 1, record 1, English, - equitable%20jointure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- provision en equity de l'épouse
1, record 1, French, provision%20en%20equity%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pouse
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
provision en equity de l'épouse : 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, - provision%20en%20equity%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pouse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- in lieu of wife 1, record 2, English, in%20lieu%20of%20wife
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- qui tient lieu et place d'épouse 1, record 2, French, qui%20tient%20lieu%20et%20place%20d%27%C3%A9pouse
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-06-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- election
1, record 3, English, election
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A testator] may... in his will make [his wife] a gift of property and money and say it is in lieu of dower. In such a case she must elect whether to take the gift and abandon dower or keep her dower right and abandon the gift-she cannot have both. This is called "election". 1, record 3, English, - election
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a doctrine by which equity fastens on the conscience of the person who is put to his election and refuses to allow him to take the benefit of a disposition contained in the will, the validity of which is not in question, except on certain conditions ... 2, record 3, English, - election
Record 3, Key term(s)
- doctrine of election
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- option
1, record 3, French, option
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- choix 2, record 3, French, choix
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faculté de choisir entre plusieurs situations juridiques. 3, record 3, French, - option
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La femme] aurait conservé au décès de son mari un droit d'option entre son douaire et cet acte de disposition [qui doit lui tenir lieu de douaire]. 4, record 3, French, - option
Record 3, Key term(s)
- droit d'option
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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