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EASEMENT PRESCRIPTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- easement by prescription
1, record 1, English, easement%20by%20prescription
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prescriptive easement 1, record 1, English, prescriptive%20easement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A]n easement acquired through the uninterrupted use of another's land for the same statutory period of time necessary to satisfy adverse possession requirements ... (Gifis, p. 150). 1, record 1, English, - easement%20by%20prescription
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Easements by prescription are created by adverse, open, notorious, continuous and uninterrupted use of land for 21 years. (Berger, 3rd ed., 1983, p. 527). 1, record 1, English, - easement%20by%20prescription
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- servitude par prescription
1, record 1, French, servitude%20par%20prescription
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- servitude acquise par prescription 1, record 1, French, servitude%20acquise%20par%20prescription
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le contexte d'emploi, il est possible de moduler pour que l'équivalent normalisé devienne, par exemple dans un titre, «acquisition d'une servitude par prescription». 1, record 1, French, - servitude%20par%20prescription
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
servitude par prescription; servitude acquise par 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). 2, record 1, French, - servitude%20par%20prescription
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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