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LIFE INTEREST REVERSION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tenant in possession
1, record 1, English, tenant%20in%20possession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tenant for life must also be of full age and beneficially entitled in possession under the settlement.... "In possession" means "not in remainder or reversion", and so excludes a person with only a future interest in the land.(Megarry and Wade, p. 322-323) 1, record 1, English, - tenant%20in%20possession
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenant en possession
1, record 1, French, tenant%20en%20possession
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
Le français «tenant», générique, qui désigne en définitive le titulaire de certains droits sur un bien, est remplacé dans certains composés par «titulaire». 2, record 1, French, - tenant%20en%20possession
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenant en possession : 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, - tenant%20en%20possession
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reversion in fee
1, record 2, English, reversion%20in%20fee
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A reversion is the interest which continues in the grantor after he has conveyed away a particular estate that is less than what he owned.... Thus, in a grant "to A for life, remainder to B in tail", A has a life estate in possession, B has a vested remainder in tail and the grantor retains the reversion in fee.(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 338). 1, record 2, English, - reversion%20in%20fee
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réversion en fief
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9version%20en%20fief
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
réversion en fief : 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%A9version%20en%20fief
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-05-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reversion for life
1, record 3, English, reversion%20for%20life
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A reversion may be created by the owner of any estate, and the reversionary interest will be the same estate that the transferor held....(W) here a life tenant grants an estate for years, he will have a reversion for life, and this is so even though the lease be for a long term, such as 999 years, for in the eyes of the law a lease is a lesser estate than a freehold.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 376) 1, record 3, English, - reversion%20for%20life
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réversion viagère
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9version%20viag%C3%A8re
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
réversion viagère : 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, - r%C3%A9version%20viag%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- particular interest
1, record 4, English, particular%20interest
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - particular%20interest
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- intérêt particulaire
1, record 4, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20particulaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20particulaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- life interest in reversion
1, record 5, English, life%20interest%20in%20reversion
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- intérêt viager de réversion
1, record 5, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20viager%20de%20r%C3%A9version
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme désigne l'intérêt de réversion du tenant viager qui a cédé une partie de son intérêt viager. 1, record 5, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20viager%20de%20r%C3%A9version
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intérêt viager de réversion : 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 5, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20viager%20de%20r%C3%A9version
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-01-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reversion in fee simple
1, record 6, English, reversion%20in%20fee%20simple
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fee simple in reversion 1, record 6, English, fee%20simple%20in%20reversion
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When a person has an interest in lands, and grants a portion of that interest, the possession of the lands, on the determination of the interest granted, returns or reverts to the grantor. This interest is what is called the grantor's reversion.... Thus a grant by the owner of the fee simple to A for life leaves in the grantor the reversion in fee simple....(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1575) 1, record 6, English, - reversion%20in%20fee%20simple
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- réversion en fief simple
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9version%20en%20fief%20simple
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fief simple en réversion 1, record 6, French, fief%20simple%20en%20r%C3%A9version
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réversion en fief simple; fief simple en réversion : 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 6, French, - r%C3%A9version%20en%20fief%20simple
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-05-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- heir in reversion 1, record 7, English, heir%20in%20reversion
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
estate in reversion : A future estate under which a grantor obtains a present right to a future interest in property that the grantor conveys to another : usually the residue of a life estate. 2, record 7, English, - heir%20in%20reversion
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- héritier par réversion
1, record 7, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20par%20r%C3%A9version
proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- héritier appelé 2, record 7, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20appel%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«domaine de réversion» est l'équivalent de «estate in reversion» normalisé dans le cadre du PAJLO. 1, record 7, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20par%20r%C3%A9version
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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