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CIVIL STATUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- civil status
1, record 1, English, civil%20status
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- status 2, record 1, English, status
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In law, one of the attributes of legal personality ... particularly of the personality of natural persons, i.e. living human beings. 2, record 1, English, - civil%20status
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Status is the particular person's standing in the law, which determines his rights and duties in particular contexts. The status of a particular person is determined by the totality of his classifications under various heads, within each of which there are two or more mutually exclusive possibilities. The main heads are: (a) citizen and alien; (b) unborn, under full age, and of full age; (c) male and female; (d) legitimate, illegitimate, legitimated and adopted; (e) bodily and mentally capable, and bodily or mentally incapable; (f) single, married, divorced; (g) commoner and noble; (h) free and prisoner; (j) solvent and bankrupt; (k) lay and cleric; (l) civilian and member of the armed forces. 2, record 1, English, - civil%20status
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An Act respecting the change of name and of other particulars of civil status. 3, record 1, English, - civil%20status
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- état civil
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tat%20civil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Loi sur le changement de nom et d'autres qualités de l'état civil. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tat%20civil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estado de las personas (Derecho privado)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado civil
1, record 1, Spanish, estado%20civil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condición de la persona dentro del orden jurídico, en función de sus circunstancia de edad, sexo, familia, nacionalidad y ausencia, que determinan su capacidad jurídica y de administración de los bienes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - estado%20civil
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