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PROBATE GRANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-02-05
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 probate
1, record 1, English, letters%20probate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- letters testamentary 1, record 1, English, letters%20testamentary
correct
- grant of probate 1, record 1, English, grant%20of%20probate
correct
- probate 1, record 1, English, probate
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The probate of a will is a document in the prescribed form and under the seal of the proper Court in that behalf, which certifies that the will, a copy of which is thereunto annexed, was duly proved and registered in the Court, and that administration of the property of the testator was duly committed by the court to the executors whose names and descriptions are therein set out. ("Hull & Cullity, Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate Practice", 3rd ed., 1981, p. 191) 1, record 1, English, - letters%20probate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- letter probate
- letter testamentary
- probate letter
- probate letters
- testamentary letters
- testamentary letter
- probate grant
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'homologation
1, record 1, French, lettres%20d%27homologation
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'homologation : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'homologation : 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%27homologation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- letters probate
1, record 2, English, letters%20probate
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- letters testamentary 1, record 2, English, letters%20testamentary
correct, plural
- grant of probate 2, record 2, English, grant%20of%20probate
correct
- probate 3, record 2, English, probate
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- letter probate
- letter testamentary
- testamentary letters
- testamentary letter
- probate grant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'homologation
1, record 2, French, lettres%20d%27homologation
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres d'homologation : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Octroi de lettres d'homologation. 3, record 2, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- auto judicial de autorización de albacea
1, record 2, Spanish, auto%20judicial%20de%20autorizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20albacea
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- carta testamentaria 1, record 2, Spanish, carta%20testamentaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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