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UNIVERSAL LEGACY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- universal legacy
1, record 1, English, universal%20legacy
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Legacy [that] entitles one or several persons to take the entire succession. 2, record 1, English, - universal%20legacy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to distinguish from: residuary legacy, general legacy. 3, record 1, English, - universal%20legacy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- legs universel
1, record 1, French, legs%20universel
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Legs qui donne à une ou plusieurs personnes vocation de recueillir la totalité de la succession. 2, record 1, French, - legs%20universel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - legs%20universel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- legado universal
1, record 1, Spanish, legado%20universal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Legado] que da a una o varias personas derecho a tomar la totalidad de la sucesión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - legado%20universal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
legado universal: Expresión y definición traducidas del artículo 732 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000. 2, record 1, Spanish, - legado%20universal
Record 1, Key term(s)
- legado a título universal
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