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BIENS SUCCESSORAUX [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Sentencing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- private penalty
1, record 1, English, private%20penalty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A number of qualities are required for a claim to inherit. It must, first as heir exists, that is to say ... exist at the instant of the opening of the estate or have already conceived and born viable.Then it is necessary that the heir is not rendered unworthy. This is a forfeiture of inheritance rights is a private penalty ... 2, record 1, English, - private%20penalty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Peines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peine privée
1, record 1, French, peine%20priv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sanction civile que la loi inflige, parfois, à l’auteur déloyaux et qui aboutit à conférer un avantage à la personne qui en est victime. 1, record 1, French, - peine%20priv%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On dit aussi que la responsabilité civile n’a pas qu’une fonction indemnitaire et qu’en présence d’une faute grave le juge majore les dommages et intérêts à titre de peine privée toutes les fois que le préjudice ne peut être exactement évalué. 1, record 1, French, - peine%20priv%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple : les héritiers qui ont diverti ou recelé des biens successoraux perdent leur part dans les objets divertis ou recelés ainsi que le droit de renoncer à la succession. 1, record 1, French, - peine%20priv%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hotchpot
1, record 2, English, hotchpot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- masse
1, record 2, French, masse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par extension métonymique, le terme désigne le «common lot» des biens successoraux. 1, record 2, French, - masse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
masse : 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, - masse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- satisfaction
1, record 3, English, satisfaction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... payment by a testator, during the testator's lifetime, of a legacy provided for in a will. 2, record 3, English, - satisfaction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a legacy to which no time for payment is fixed by the will is not presumed to be in satisfaction of a debt payable within three months of the testator's death ... 3, record 3, English, - satisfaction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- satisfaction
1, record 3, French, satisfaction
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En Angleterre, où ce sont les biens qui assurent la continuité successorale, la répartition du passif se résume en une question pure et simple de satisfaction des dettes sur les biens successoraux en dehors de toute mise en cause des bénéficiaires. 1, record 3, French, - satisfaction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-07-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- succession property
1, record 4, English, succession%20property
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The letters of independent administration grant the independent administrator the right, power and authority to act with respect to succession property without the necessity of delay for objection, or application to, or any action in or by a court. 1, record 4, English, - succession%20property
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- biens successoraux
1, record 4, French, biens%20successoraux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«biens successoraux »: terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 4, French, - biens%20successoraux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-07-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Taxation Law
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- succession duty release
1, record 5, English, succession%20duty%20release
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- succession duties release 2, record 5, English, succession%20duties%20release
correct
- disposition permit 3, record 5, English, disposition%20permit
correct
- consent to the transfer of property 4, record 5, English, consent%20to%20the%20transfer%20of%20property
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... succession duties releases to be completed ... 2, record 5, English, - succession%20duty%20release
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The expressions "succession duty release" and "release form" are both used to designate this concept. Information obtained from the Ministère du Revenu du Québec. 5, record 5, English, - succession%20duty%20release
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit fiscal
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- permis de disposer
1, record 5, French, permis%20de%20disposer
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- permis de disposer de biens 2, record 5, French, permis%20de%20disposer%20de%20biens
masculine noun
- quittance des droits successoraux 3, record 5, French, quittance%20des%20droits%20successoraux
feminine noun
- formule de renonciation aux droits successoraux 4, record 5, French, formule%20de%20renonciation%20aux%20droits%20successoraux
feminine noun
- certificat de libération 5, record 5, French, certificat%20de%20lib%C3%A9ration
masculine noun
- permis de disposer de la succession 6, record 5, French, permis%20de%20disposer%20de%20la%20succession
see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
permis de disposer : émanant du bureau des successions de la province de Québec; quittance des droits successoraux : émanant du bureau du gouvernement fédéral. 3, record 5, French, - permis%20de%20disposer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Certificat émis par le gouvernement accordant le droit aux héritiers de disposer des biens de la personne décédée. Les expressions «permis de disposer» et «certificat de libération» sont toutes deux employées. Selon le Ministère du Revenu du Québec, division des droits successoraux. 5, record 5, French, - permis%20de%20disposer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«permis de disposer de la succession» : non officiel. 6, record 5, French, - permis%20de%20disposer
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- small estate
1, record 6, English, small%20estate
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- estate of small value 2, record 6, English, estate%20of%20small%20value
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Small Estates. In situations where the net value of the estate does not exceed 1,000 [dollars], the personal representative can attend at the Surrogate Court Office and ask the Registrar to complete all necessary papers required for a grant of probate or administration. 1, record 6, English, - small%20estate
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such a situation is provided for not only in Ontario but in most other provinces. 3, record 6, English, - small%20estate
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- petite succession
1, record 6, French, petite%20succession
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- succession de faible valeur 2, record 6, French, succession%20de%20faible%20valeur
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les biens successoraux doivent être dévolus au «personal representative» par le moyen d’un «grant of representation» confirmant la nomination d’un exécuteur testamentaire dans le testament ou, à défaut, désignant un administrateur. Toutefois il y a exemption de l'obligation de dévolution à un «personal representative» pour les petites successions(«small estates») [...] 1, record 6, French, - petite%20succession
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-03-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fund
1, record 7, English, fund
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sum of money available for the payment or discharge of liabilities. Thus, the assets of a testator form a fund for the payment of his debts. 1, record 7, English, - fund
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A generic term and all-embracing as compared with term "money", etc., which is specific. A sum of money set apart for a specific purpose, or available for the payment of debts or claims. ... In the plural, this word has a variety of slightly different meanings, as follows: Moneys and much more, such as notes, bills, checks, drafts, stocks and bonds, and in broader meaning may include property of every kind. 2, record 7, English, - fund
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the law of succession, the term "fund" is used in singular form. Ex: "Blended fund, a mixed fund derived from various sources as where a testator directs his real and personal estate to be sold and disposes of the proceeds as forming one aggregate" (JOLAW, 1977, I, 229). 3, record 7, English, - fund
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fonds
1, record 7, French, fonds
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans son sens plus large, le mot fonds désigne tout capital mobilier ou immobilier. [...] Dans un sens plus restreint, le mot fonds désigne la propriété du sol, fonds de terre, bien-fonds, fonds dominant, fonds urbain, etc. ... 2, record 7, French, - fonds
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les biens successoraux sont répartis, en vue de la liquidation définitive de la succession, une série de fonds comptables sur lesquels on satisfait successivement les dettes, en ne faisant appel au fonds suivant qu'après épuisement complet des fonds précédents. 1, record 7, French, - fonds
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «fund» anglais employé au singulier désigne un fonds, un capital, une somme d’argent mise à part pour servir à un but déterminé, p. ex. pour désintéresser les créanciers (cf. AGLIJ, 1947, 112). À distinguer de «funds» au pluriel qui signifie «dette publique» (LAJUR, 1927, 46) ou «capitaux» (pl.), «fonds» (pl.), «deniers publics» (pl.) ou encore «ressources» (pl.) ou «argent liquide» (JEJUR, 1953, 263). Le terme «fonds», employé dans le sens large et usuel en droit des successions, correspond au terme «fund» singulier de l’anglais. 3, record 7, French, - fonds
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-01-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Taxation Law
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- declaration of transmission 1, record 8, English, declaration%20of%20transmission
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- declaration of heirs 2, record 8, English, declaration%20of%20heirs
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit fiscal
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- déclaration de valeur
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9claration%20de%20valeur
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- déclaration de succession 2, record 8, French, d%C3%A9claration%20de%20succession
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la démarche primordiale de l'héritier qui veut acquérir plénitude de ses droits consiste à obtenir, pour tous et chacun des biens à lui transmis, le certificat prévu à l'article 45 [Loi sur les droits successoraux]. Pour y arriver, il devra envoyer au ministre du Revenu une déclaration appelée communément déclaration de valeur [...] 1, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9claration%20de%20valeur
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
- Derecho fiscal
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- declaración de herederos
1, record 8, Spanish, declaraci%C3%B3n%20de%20herederos
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resolución judicial en la que se determinan los herederos del fallecido, cuando éste no los ha designado expresamente en testamento u otro acto de última voluntad. 1, record 8, Spanish, - declaraci%C3%B3n%20de%20herederos
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