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SPECIFIC LEGACY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- specific bequest
1, record 1, English, specific%20bequest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- specific legacy 2, record 1, English, specific%20legacy
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- legs spécifique
1, record 1, French, legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- legs spécifique de biens meubles 1, record 1, French, legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20de%20biens%20meubles
avoid, masculine noun
- legs à titre particulier 2, record 1, French, legs%20%C3%A0%20titre%20particulier
avoid, masculine noun
- legs particulier 3, record 1, French, legs%20particulier
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- legado de cosa cierta
1, record 1, Spanish, legado%20de%20cosa%20cierta
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- specific bequest
1, record 2, English, specific%20bequest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- specific legacy 1, record 2, English, specific%20legacy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gift by will of a particular item of personal estate. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1683) 1, record 2, English, - specific%20bequest
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A specific legacy is a gift of an identified part of the testator's actual assets which he has described with sufficient particularity to distinguish it from the rest of his estate. (Oosterhoff, p. 411) 1, record 2, English, - specific%20bequest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- legs spécifique de biens personnels
1, record 2, French, legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20de%20biens%20personnels
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- legs spécifique 1, record 2, French, legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Legs spécifique» est la forme elliptique de «legs spécifique de biens personnels». 2, record 2, French, - legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20de%20biens%20personnels
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
legs spécifique de biens personnels; legs spécifique : 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 2, French, - legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20de%20biens%20personnels
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
legs à titre particulier et legs particulier sont à éviter en common law parce qu'ils ne rendent pas la distinction que fait la common law entre les legs de biens personnels ("bequest or legacy") et les legs de biens réels ("devise"). C'est pour cela que le Comité de normalisation du PAJLO a mis de côté les termes utilisés en droit civil et en a créé de nouveaux. 3, record 2, French, - legs%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20de%20biens%20personnels
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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