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SUCCESSION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- succession
1, record 1, English, succession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The estate of a deceased person. (Curzon, "A Dictionary of Law", 1979 p. 323) 1, record 1, English, - succession
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "succession" was adopted for the purpose of denoting any property passing upon death from one person to another by virtue of any gift or descent. (Stroud's "Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases", 4th ed., 1971, p. 2659) 1, record 1, English, - succession
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
- succession
1, record 1, French, succession
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «succession» s'applique ici aux biens de la personne décédée. 2, record 1, French, - succession
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
succession : 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, - succession
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- succession
1, record 2, English, succession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The order in which persons succeed to property or some title. (Curzon, p. 323) 1, record 2, English, - succession
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
- succession
1, record 2, French, succession
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre (réel ou établi par la loi) selon lequel les personnes se succèdent pour les biens laissés par une personne décédée. 2, record 2, French, - succession
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession : 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 2, French, - succession
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- succession
1, record 3, English, succession
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The word is one of technical meaning in the law and signifies the taking of property by inheritance or will from the estate of a decedent, or by operation of law. (Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 1234) 1, record 3, English, - succession
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- succession
1, record 3, French, succession
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] processus par lequel les biens d'une personne décédée passent à d'autres personnes par l'effet de la loi ou par testament. 2, record 3, French, - succession
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession : 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 3, French, - succession
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-06-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Ecosystems
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- succession
1, record 4, English, succession
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ecological succession 2, record 4, English, ecological%20succession
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process of community development that involves a changing sequence of species. 3, record 4, English, - succession
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Succession is usually described in terms of the changes in the species composition of the plants growing in an area, although each successional stage also may have its own characteristic kinds of animals and other organisms. 3, record 4, English, - succession
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Écosystèmes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- succession
1, record 4, French, succession
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- succession écologique 2, record 4, French, succession%20%C3%A9cologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Apparition chronologique d'espèces au sein d'un milieu et en fonction des caractéristiques de celui-ci. 3, record 4, French, - succession
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Ecosistemas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- sucesión ecológica
1, record 4, Spanish, sucesi%C3%B3n%20ecol%C3%B3gica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso en el que [las] comunidades de un área particular son sustituidas a lo largo del tiempo por una serie de comunidades distintas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - sucesi%C3%B3n%20ecol%C3%B3gica
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se diferencian dos tipos de sucesión ecológica: sucesión primaria y sucesión secundaria. 2, record 4, Spanish, - sucesi%C3%B3n%20ecol%C3%B3gica
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-01-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- succession
1, record 5, English, succession
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- suite 2, record 5, English, suite
correct
- series 3, record 5, English, series
correct
- sequence 4, record 5, English, sequence
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of rock units or strata that succeed one another in chronological order. 5, record 5, English, - succession
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rock successions are often easily seen on exposed sections of a geological column or wall. 5, record 5, English, - succession
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession; suite: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 5, English, - succession
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Succession of sediments. 7, record 5, English, - succession
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- succession
1, record 5, French, succession
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- suite 2, record 5, French, suite
correct, feminine noun
- séquence 3, record 5, French, s%C3%A9quence
correct, feminine noun
- série 4, record 5, French, s%C3%A9rie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession; suite : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 5, French, - succession
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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