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TAIL AFTER POSSIBILITY ISSUE EXTINCT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tenant in tail after possibility of issue extinct
1, record 1, English, tenant%20in%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where tenements are given to a man and his wife in special tail and one of them dies without issue, the survivor is tenant in tail after possibility of issue extinct, because there is no possibility of issue being born capable of inheriting the estate. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1750). 1, record 1, English, - tenant%20in%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tenant in tail after possibility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propriétaire en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance
1, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9taire%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tenant en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance 1, record 1, French, tenant%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le français «tenant», générique, qui désigne en définitive le titulaire de certains droits sur un bien, est remplacé dans certains composés par «titulaire». 1, record 1, French, - propri%C3%A9taire%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenant en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance; propriétaire en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance : 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 1, French, - propri%C3%A9taire%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tenancy in tail after possibility of issue extinct
1, record 2, English, tenancy%20in%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This interest arises out of a special entail as to the parentage of the issue, when the express condition has become impossible by reason of death. Thus, if land is entailed upon a man and his issue from a particular wife, if she dies without issue, the interest of the husband becomes reduced to a tenancy in tail after possibility of issue extinct. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1741). 1, record 2, English, - tenancy%20in%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tenancy in tail after possibility
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenance en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance
1, record 2, French, tenance%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- propriété en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance 1, record 2, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «tenance» désigne le fait de tenir un bien, de même que la relation ainsi établie. Le terme «propriété» désigne les droits se rattachant à l'une des formes de «freehold tenancy». 2, record 2, French, - tenance%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenance de fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance; propriété en fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance : 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, - tenance%20en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fee tail after possibility of issue extinct
1, record 3, English, fee%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tail after possibility of issue extinct 1, record 3, English, tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A species of estate tail which arises where one is tenant in special tail, and a person from whose body the issue was to spring dies without issue, or, having left issue, that issue becomes extinct. (Black, 5th, p. 1303) 1, record 3, English, - fee%20tail%20after%20possibility%20of%20issue%20extinct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance
1, record 3, French, fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fief taillé sans possibilité de descendance : 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, - fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sans%20possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20descendance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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