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WORDS GENERAL INHERITANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- words of general inheritance
1, record 1, English, words%20of%20general%20inheritance
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"And his heirs" were also said to be words of inheritance since they indicated an inheritable estate, as opposed to a life estate which died with the life tenant. Moreover, they were words of general inheritance in contrast to "and the heirs of his body" which created a fee tail and were words of special inheritance, limiting the estate to descendants of A. (Cribbet, p. 42). 1, record 1, English, - words%20of%20general%20inheritance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
words of general inheritance: term used in the plural in this context. 2, record 1, English, - words%20of%20general%20inheritance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- termes d'hérédité générale
1, record 1, French, termes%20d%27h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- termes de transmission héréditaire générale 1, record 1, French, termes%20de%20transmission%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
termes d'hérédité générale; termes de transmission héréditaire générale : 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, - termes%20d%27h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
termes d'hérédité générale; termes de transmission héréditaire générale : termes utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 1, French, - termes%20d%27h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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