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WORDS SEVERANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- words of severance
1, record 1, English, words%20of%20severance
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prior to the enactment of s. 13 of the "Conveyancing and Law of Property Act", whether, in a grant to two or more persons, the grantees took as joint tenants or as tenants in common depended, as a general rule, upon whether the grant contained "words of severance": that is, words that indicated that the grantees were to take separate and distinct shares. Words of severance, typically included the following expressions: "in equal shares", "share and share alike", "to be divided between", and "equally". (Mendes da Costa and Balfour, 1982, p. 809). 1, record 1, English, - words%20of%20severance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
words of severance: term used in the plural in this context. 2, record 1, English, - words%20of%20severance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- termes de disjonction
1, record 1, French, termes%20de%20disjonction
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
termes de disjonction : 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%20de%20disjonction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
termes de disjonction : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 1, French, - termes%20de%20disjonction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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