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BARE RIGHT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mere right
1, record 1, English, mere%20right
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bare right 1, record 1, English, bare%20right
correct
- naked right 1, record 1, English, naked%20right
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "jus mereum", or mere right of property, without either possession or even the right of possession. (Ballentine's, 3rd ed. 1969, p. 794) 1, record 1, English, - mere%20right
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Right" is used by the old writers on real property law in the technical sense of a right which an owner of land had when he had been disseised, so that he had only the right of recovering possession either by entry or action. His estate was then said to be turned to a right.... (I)f (he) further suffered a certain time to elapse, or had judgment given against him in a possessory action, he could no longer recover by possessory action, but only by an action on the right, meaning the right of ownership as opposed to the right to possession. Hence his estate was said to be turned to a mere, bare or naked right. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1583) 1, record 1, English, - mere%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- simple droit
1, record 1, French, simple%20droit
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acception stricte en droit des biens. 1, record 1, French, - simple%20droit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
simple droit : 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, - simple%20droit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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