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AB INTESTATO [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ab intestate heir
1, record 1, English, ab%20intestate%20heir
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ab-instestate heir 2, record 1, English, ab%2Dinstestate%20heir
correct
- legal heir 3, record 1, English, legal%20heir
correct, Quebec
- heir in law 4, record 1, English, heir%20in%20law
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In all events, when an ab-intestate heir predeceased the testator, the share of that heir that he would have obtained, had he been alive, will be obtained by his/her legal descendants, in accordance with the rules of law. 2, record 1, English, - ab%20intestate%20heir
Record 1, Key term(s)
- abintestate heir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- héritier ab intestat
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20ab%20intestat
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- héritier légal 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20l%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne appelée à recueillir une succession en vertu de la loi seule, en absence d'un testament. 3, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20ab%20intestat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En doit civil, «ab intestat» se dit d'une succession dont les biens sont attribués aux héritiers selon les règles fixées par le législateur lorsque le défunt n'a pas laissé de testament ou, lorsqu'ayant rédigé un testament, celui-ci est nul ou caduc. 4, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20ab%20intestat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- heredero ab intestato
1, record 1, Spanish, heredero%20ab%20intestato
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Heredero] que percibe una herencia por mandato legal a causa de haber fallecido sin otorgar testamento la persona de quien debe heredar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - heredero%20ab%20intestato
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- intestate
1, record 2, English, intestate
correct, adverb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intestat
1, record 2, French, intestat
correct, adverb
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sans testament 2, record 2, French, sans%20testament
adverb
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- intestado
1, record 2, Spanish, intestado
correct, adverb
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- sin testamento 2, record 2, Spanish, sin%20testamento
correct, adverb
- ab intestato 3, record 2, Spanish, ab%20intestato
Latin, adverb
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caudal sucesorio acerca del cual no existen o no rigen disposiciones testamentarias. 4, record 2, Spanish, - intestado
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - intestado
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - intestado
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Murió ab intestato. 2, record 2, Spanish, - intestado
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intestate succession
1, record 3, English, intestate%20succession
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- succession ab intestat
1, record 3, French, succession%20ab%20intestat
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- succession non testamentaire 1, record 3, French, succession%20non%20testamentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sucesión ab intestato
1, record 3, Spanish, sucesi%C3%B3n%20ab%20intestato
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
sucesión ab intestato : Los bienes que el testador deje sin haber dispuesto, o respecto de los cuales las disposiciones esten privadas de efecto, permanecen en su sucesión ab intestato y son transferidos según las reglas relativas a la transferencia legal de las sucesiones. 2, record 3, Spanish, - sucesi%C3%B3n%20ab%20intestato
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ab intestato 1, record 4, English, ab%20intestato
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From an intestate person. 1, record 4, English, - ab%20intestato
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ab intestat 1, record 4, French, ab%20intestat
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- intestat 1, record 4, French, intestat
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sans testament. 1, record 4, French, - ab%20intestat
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ab intestato
1, record 4, Spanish, ab%20intestato
Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- intestado 2, record 4, Spanish, intestado
correct
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ab intestato. En el ámbito jurídico, situación que se produce cuando alguien muere sin haber hecho testamento. 3, record 4, Spanish, - ab%20intestato
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sin testamento. 2, record 4, Spanish, - ab%20intestato
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 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. 4, record 4, Spanish, - ab%20intestato
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Fallecer, morir ab intestato. 4, record 4, Spanish, - ab%20intestato
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- die intestate
1, record 5, English, die%20intestate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- die without a will 2, record 5, English, die%20without%20a%20will
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - die%20intestate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- décéder intestat
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20intestat
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mourir intestat 2, record 5, French, mourir%20intestat
correct, standardized
- mourir ab intestat 3, record 5, French, mourir%20ab%20intestat
- décéder sans testament 4, record 5, French, d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20sans%20testament
- décéder sans laisser de testament 4, record 5, French, d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20sans%20laisser%20de%20testament
- mourir sans testament 4, record 5, French, mourir%20sans%20testament
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20intestat
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'usage admet qu'ab intestat s'applique à une personne «intestat» : «Elle est morte ab intestat». 3, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9c%C3%A9der%20intestat
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- morir intestado
1, record 5, Spanish, morir%20intestado
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- morir sin testamento 2, record 5, Spanish, morir%20sin%20testamento
correct
- fallecer intestado 3, record 5, Spanish, fallecer%20intestado
correct
- fallecer sin testamento 4, record 5, Spanish, fallecer%20sin%20testamento
correct
- morir ab intestato 5, record 5, Spanish, morir%20ab%20intestato
correct
- morir ab-intestato 5, record 5, Spanish, morir%20ab%2Dintestato
correct
- fallecer ab intestato 6, record 5, Spanish, fallecer%20ab%20intestato
correct
- fallecer ab-intestato 7, record 5, Spanish, fallecer%20ab%2Dintestato
correct
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, 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 5, Spanish, - morir%20intestado
Record number: 5, 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 5, Spanish, - morir%20intestado
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