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LIFE INTEREST OPERATION LAW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- particular interest
1, record 1, English, particular%20interest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Reversion :) In English land law, an interest in land arising by operation of law whenever the owner of an estate grants to another a particular estate, "e. g. "a life interest, or term of years, but does not dispose of the whole of his interest. The reversion is the interest the owner has during the duration of the particular interest.("Oxford Companion to Law", 1980, p. 1069). 1, record 1, English, - particular%20interest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intérêt particulaire
1, record 1, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20particulaire
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
intérêt particulaire : 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, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20particulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- life interest by operation of law
1, record 2, English, life%20interest%20by%20operation%20of%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a married woman died and her husband took curtesy, the element of succession required to make the land settled land was satisfied by the fact that he took a mere life estate and that subject thereto the land passed to his wife's heir. Nevertheless, the land was not settled land within the meaning of the [Act], since the husband's interest arose by operation of law and not under any document.(Megarry and Wade, p. 319) 1, record 2, English, - life%20interest%20by%20operation%20of%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intérêt viager par effet de la loi
1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20viager%20par%20effet%20de%20la%20loi
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
intérêt viager par effet de la loi : 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, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20viager%20par%20effet%20de%20la%20loi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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