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DISPOSICIONES TESTAMENTARIAS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intestate
1, record 1, English, intestate
correct, adverb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intestat
1, record 1, French, intestat
correct, adverb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sans testament 2, record 1, French, sans%20testament
adverb
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- intestado
1, record 1, Spanish, intestado
correct, adverb
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sin testamento 2, record 1, Spanish, sin%20testamento
correct, adverb
- ab intestato 3, record 1, Spanish, ab%20intestato
Latin, adverb
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caudal sucesorio acerca del cual no existen o no rigen disposiciones testamentarias. 4, record 1, Spanish, - intestado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La sucesión intestada ("sin testamento") se abre: Cuando el fallecido no hizo testamento, es nulo, o ha perdido su validez. Cuando el testamento no contiene institución de heredero en todo o en parte de los bienes, o no dispone de todos los que corresponden al testado [...] 5, record 1, Spanish, - intestado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir ab intestato con abintestato, este último se refiere al procedimiento judicial cuya finalidad es declarar los herederos de quien muere sin testar, mientras que ab intestato significa sin testamento. 6, record 1, Spanish, - intestado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Murió ab intestato. 2, record 1, Spanish, - intestado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- testamentary disposition
1, record 2, English, testamentary%20disposition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The succession of a person ... devolves according to the prescriptions of law unless the deceased has, by testamentary dispositions, provided otherwise for the devolution of his property. 2, record 2, English, - testamentary%20disposition
Record 2, Key term(s)
- testamentary dispositions
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disposition testamentaire
1, record 2, French, disposition%20testamentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La succession d'une personne [...] dévolue suivant les prescriptions de la loi, à moins que le défunt n'ait, par des dispositions testamentaires, réglé autrement la dévolution de ses biens. 1, record 2, French, - disposition%20testamentaire
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dispositions testamentaires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- disposición testamentaria
1, record 2, Spanish, disposici%C3%B3n%20testamentaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La sucesión de una persona se abre a causa de su muerte, en el lugar de su último domicilio. Se concede conforme a la ley, a menos que el difunto haya, por disposición testamentaria, dispuesto de manera diferente la devolución de sus bienes. La donación a causa de muerte es, en ese respecto, una disposición testamentaria. 1, record 2, Spanish, - disposici%C3%B3n%20testamentaria
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disposición testamentaria : Expresión habitualmente utilizada en la forma plural(disposiciones testamentarias). 2, record 2, Spanish, - disposici%C3%B3n%20testamentaria
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
disposición testamentaria: Expresión y contexto traducidos del artículo 613 del Código Civil de Quebec. El C.C.Q. fue traducido según la versión de 1999-2000. 2, record 2, Spanish, - disposici%C3%B3n%20testamentaria
Record 2, Key term(s)
- disposiciones testamentarias
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- die intestate
1, record 3, English, die%20intestate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- die without a will 2, record 3, English, die%20without%20a%20will
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A deceased person having left no will, or a will which is invalid, is said to have died intestate. (Jennings & Zuber, "Canadian Law", 2nd ed., 1979) 3, record 3, English, - die%20intestate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décéder intestat
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20intestat
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mourir intestat 2, record 3, French, mourir%20intestat
correct, standardized
- mourir ab intestat 3, record 3, French, mourir%20ab%20intestat
- décéder sans testament 4, record 3, French, d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20sans%20testament
- décéder sans laisser de testament 4, record 3, French, d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20sans%20laisser%20de%20testament
- mourir sans testament 4, record 3, French, mourir%20sans%20testament
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
décéder intestat; mourir intestat : 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). 5, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20intestat
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'usage admet qu'ab intestat s'applique à une personne «intestat» : «Elle est morte ab intestat». 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20intestat
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- morir intestado
1, record 3, Spanish, morir%20intestado
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- morir sin testamento 2, record 3, Spanish, morir%20sin%20testamento
correct
- fallecer intestado 3, record 3, Spanish, fallecer%20intestado
correct
- fallecer sin testamento 4, record 3, Spanish, fallecer%20sin%20testamento
correct
- morir ab intestato 5, record 3, Spanish, morir%20ab%20intestato
correct
- morir ab-intestato 5, record 3, Spanish, morir%20ab%2Dintestato
correct
- fallecer ab intestato 6, record 3, Spanish, fallecer%20ab%20intestato
correct
- fallecer ab-intestato 7, record 3, Spanish, fallecer%20ab%2Dintestato
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Al fallecer intestado, sus bienes no pasarán de manera inmediata a las personas que usted hubiera querido, sino que el Juez o el Notario que conozca del asunto, aplicando las reglas que marca la Ley, determinará a quienes se declararán como herederos y como albacea. 3, record 3, Spanish, - morir%20intestado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Testamentarias. Si es frecuente el otorgamiento de disposiciones testamentarias o lo es más la defunción ab intestato. Es más frecuente morir ab-intestato que con disposición testamentaria. 5, record 3, Spanish, - morir%20intestado
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