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PEACEABLE POSSESSION [6 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

A person commits forcible entry when he enters real property that is in actual and peaceable possession of another in a manner that is likely to cause a breach of the peace or reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace, whether or not he is entitled to enter.

OBS

Officially approved by the Terminology Committee of the Department of the Solicitor General.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

La prise de possession par la force a lieu lorsqu'une personne prend possession d'un bien immeuble qui se trouve en la possession effective et paisible d'une autre, d'une manière vraisemblablement propre à causer une violation de la paix ou à faire raisonnablement craindre une violation de la paix, que cette personne ait ou non le droit de prendre possession.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie du ministère du Solliciteur général.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
CONT

Where the deceased Indian had been in peaceable, public and useful possession of land on a reserve for a continuous and uninterrupted period of 30 years, transfer of possession may(...) be presumed to have taken place(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
OBS

Le possesseur doit avoir une véritable possession, à titre de propriétaire, animo-domini, et non à titre précaire. (...) La possession doit être réelle, effective, et se concrétiser par la détention matérielle du meuble.

OBS

La possession prolongée pendant trente ans ou même, (...) pendant dix ou vingt ans, peut donner la propriété au possesseur d'un immeuble.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Property Law (civil law)
DEF

Possession (as of real property) not disturbed by another’s hostile or legal attempts to recover possession ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
DEF

Possession qui commence et se poursuit sans utilisation de la force ou de menaces de la part du possesseur et sans que celui-ci soit troublé dans sa possession par des tiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho privado
  • Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
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Record 4 2013-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

(T) here should be implied in every tenancy agreement a covenant which provides that neither the landlord nor anyone who has derived authority by, from or under him shall do or cause to be done any act which has the effect of interfering with the peaceable possession of the tenant, or the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of the tenant or members of his household.(Ontario Law Reform Commission, "Report on Landlord and Tenant Law", 1976, p. 96).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

possession paisible : 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).

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Different periods of limitation have been laid down for different kinds of actions. In relation to land... it is in the public interest that a person who has long been in undisputed possession should be able to deal with the land as owner. It is more important that an established and peaceable possession should be protected than that the law should assist the agitation of old claims.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 1003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

délai de prescription extinctive; délai de prescription : 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).

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

En parlant de biens mobiliers ou immobiliers.

Spanish

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