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UNIVERSAL LEGACY [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Succession (civil law)
  • Private Law
DEF

A testamentary gift that is not expressed as a fraction or proportion and is less than all the estate ...

CONT

Any legacy which is neither a universal legacy nor legacy by general title is a legacy by particular title.

OBS

legacy by a particular title: expression and context reproduced from section 734 of the Civil Code of Québec.

Key term(s)
  • particular bequest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (droit civil)
  • Droit privé
DEF

Legs qui a pour objet un ou plusieurs biens déterminés par le testateur.

CONT

legs à titre particulier : [un] legs qui n'est ni universel ni à titre universel est à titre particulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
  • Derecho privado
CONT

Todo legado que no sea ni universal ni a título universal es un legado a título particular.

OBS

legado a título particular: Expresión y contexto traducidos del artículo 734 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000.

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Record 2 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Succession (civil law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

Legacy [that] entitles one or several persons to take the entire succession.

OBS

to distinguish from: residuary legacy, general legacy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (droit civil)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
DEF

Legs qui donne à une ou plusieurs personnes vocation de recueillir la totalité de la succession.

OBS

Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
  • Derecho hereditario (common law)
DEF

[Legado] que da a una o varias personas derecho a tomar la totalidad de la sucesión.

OBS

legado universal: Expresión y definición traducidas del artículo 732 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000.

Key term(s)
  • legado a título universal
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