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TAIL MALE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special tail male
1, record 1, English, special%20tail%20male
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tail male special 1, record 1, English, tail%20male%20%20special
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gift may be in tail male special, that is, descendible only to heirs male by a particular wife.... (Jowitt, p. 704) 1, record 1, English, - special%20tail%20male
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fief taillé spécial en ligne masculine
1, record 1, French, fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cial%20en%20ligne%20masculine
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
fief taillé spécial en ligne masculine : 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, - fief%20taill%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cial%20en%20ligne%20masculine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- general tail male
1, record 2, English, general%20tail%20male
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tail male general 1, record 2, English, tail%20male%20%20general
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tail male general is the same thing as tail male; the word "general", in such case, implying that there is no other restriction upon the descent of the estate than that it must go in the male line.... The word "general", in the phrase, expresses a purely negative idea, and may denote the absence of any restriction, or the absence of some given restriction which is tacitly understood. (Black, 5th, p. 1303) 1, record 2, English, - general%20tail%20male
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fief taillé ordinaire en ligne masculine
1, record 2, French, fief%20taill%C3%A9%20ordinaire%20en%20ligne%20masculine
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fief taillé ordinaire en ligne masculine : 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, - fief%20taill%C3%A9%20ordinaire%20en%20ligne%20masculine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- in tail male
1, record 3, English, in%20tail%20male
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As in the case of the fee simple, at common law the rules for the creation of the estate tail had to be strictly observed in the case of "inter vivos" dispositions. In the case of wills the rules were more relaxed. ... In England, these rules were very much simplified by the "Conveyancing and Law of Property Act." This legislation was adopted in the Canadian provinces. The several statutes provided in effect that, in a deed limiting an estate tail, it was no longer necessary to use the words "heirs male of the body", it being sufficient to use the words ... "in tail male" ... or to use words sufficiently indicating the limitation intended. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, pp. 134-135). 1, record 3, English, - in%20tail%20male
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- en fief taillé en ligne masculine
1, record 3, French, en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20en%20ligne%20masculine
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
en fief taillé en ligne masculine : 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, - en%20fief%20taill%C3%A9%20en%20ligne%20masculine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fee tail male
1, record 4, English, fee%20tail%20male
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- tail male 1, record 4, English, tail%20male
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An estate tail in which the distinctive limitation is to male heirs of the donee's body. (Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 463). 1, record 4, English, - fee%20tail%20male
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fief taillé en ligne masculine
1, record 4, French, fief%20taill%C3%A9%20en%20ligne%20masculine
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fief taillé en ligne masculine : 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 4, French, - fief%20taill%C3%A9%20en%20ligne%20masculine
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- estate in tail male 1, record 5, English, estate%20in%20tail%20male
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fief substitué par les mâles
1, record 5, French, fief%20substitu%C3%A9%20par%20les%20m%C3%A2les
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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