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LETTERS ADMINISTRATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- letters of administration
1, record 1, English, letters%20of%20administration
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formal document issued by (a) court appointing one an administrator of a estate. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979) 1, record 1, English, - letters%20of%20administration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An administrator derives his title solely under his grant and therefore his authority dates from the date of the letters of administration. (Feeney, 2nd, v. 1, p. 148) 1, record 1, English, - letters%20of%20administration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
letters of administration: term generally used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - letters%20of%20administration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'administration
1, record 1, French, lettres%20d%27administration
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres d'administration : 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, - lettres%20d%27administration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'administration : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27administration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lettre d'administration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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