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LIFE INTEREST PUR AUTRE VIE [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
- life tenancy
1, record 1, English, life%20tenancy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tenancy for life 1, record 1, English, tenancy%20for%20life
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An estate in real property in which the tenant has a freehold interest for his life or for the life of another("pur autre vie").(Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 834). 1, record 1, English, - life%20tenancy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A tenancy for life is a freehold estate or tenancy but is not an estate of inheritance as is a fee simple. It is held of the immediate reversioner and reverts to him on the death of the tenant or the person for whose life the tenancy was held. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 235) 1, record 1, English, - life%20tenancy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenance viagère
1, record 1, French, tenance%20viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- propriété viagère 1, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance viagère; propriété viagère : termes normalisés 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, - tenance%20viag%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- interest for the life of another
1, record 2, English, interest%20for%20the%20life%20of%20another
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- life interest pur autre vie 1, record 2, English, life%20interest%20pur%20autre%20vie
correct
- interest pur autre vie 1, record 2, English, interest%20pur%20autre%20vie
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The law of waste ... is most suitably considered in relation to life interests, where it is applicable both to ordinary life interests and to interests pur autre vie. (Megarry and Wade, p. 103) 1, record 2, English, - interest%20for%20the%20life%20of%20another
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intérêt à vie d'autrui
1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20%C3%A0%20vie%20d%27autrui
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
L'expression désigne l'«interest» qui a pour durée la vie d'une personne autre que son titulaire. 1, record 2, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20%C3%A0%20vie%20d%27autrui
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intérêt à vie d'autrui : 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%20%C3%A0%20vie%20d%27autrui
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-02-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inheritable interest
1, record 3, English, inheritable%20interest
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Statute of Frauds... made such estates "pur autre vie" devisable and descendible saving the position of a special occupant who was made liable to the extent thereof for the deceased's debts. At the present time, this kind of life interest is devisable and inheritable in the same way as any other inheritable interest.(Laskin, 1958, p. 68). 1, record 3, English, - inheritable%20interest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- intérêt héréditaire
1, record 3, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intérêt héréditaire : 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, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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