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EPOUSE COMMON LAW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal jointure
1, record 1, English, legal%20jointure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A legal jointure is defined as a competent livelihood of freehold to the wife of lands and tenements to take effect presently after the death of the husband for the life of the wife at least, and might be made before or after marriage. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 190). 1, record 1, English, - legal%20jointure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- provision en common law de l'épouse
1, record 1, French, provision%20en%20common%20law%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pouse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
provision en common law de l'épouse : 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, - provision%20en%20common%20law%20de%20l%27%C3%A9pouse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common law spouse
1, record 2, English, common%20law%20spouse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- common-law partner 2, record 2, English, common%2Dlaw%20partner
correct
- common-law spouse 3, record 2, English, common%2Dlaw%20spouse
correct
- cohabiter 4, record 2, English, cohabiter
correct
- cohabitant 5, record 2, English, cohabitant
correct
- concubine 6, record 2, English, concubine
correct
- de facto spouse 7, record 2, English, de%20facto%20spouse
correct, Quebec act
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- common law partner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conjoint de fait
1, record 2, French, conjoint%20de%20fait
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conjointe de fait 2, record 2, French, conjointe%20de%20fait
correct, feminine noun
- concubin 3, record 2, French, concubin
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- concubine 4, record 2, French, concubine
correct, feminine noun
- époux de fait 5, record 2, French, %C3%A9poux%20de%20fait
avoid, masculine noun
- épouse de fait 6, record 2, French, %C3%A9pouse%20de%20fait
avoid, feminine noun
- époux de droit commun 5, record 2, French, %C3%A9poux%20de%20droit%20commun
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne vivant en concubinage et à qui la loi reconnaît certains droits, compte tenu de la stabilité et de la durée de la relation. 2, record 2, French, - conjoint%20de%20fait
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depuis 2002, le Code civil du Québec ne fait plus usage de concubinage, mais celui de l’union civile. 2, record 2, French, - conjoint%20de%20fait
Record 2, Key term(s)
- épouse de common law
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de familia (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cónyuge de hecho
1, record 2, Spanish, c%C3%B3nyuge%20de%20hecho
correct, common gender, Uruguay
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cónyuge en unión de convivencia consensual 2, record 2, Spanish, c%C3%B3nyuge%20en%20uni%C3%B3n%20de%20convivencia%20consensual
correct, common gender, Mexico
- pareja de hecho 3, record 2, Spanish, pareja%20de%20hecho
correct, feminine noun, Spain
- pareja 3, record 2, Spanish, pareja
correct, feminine noun, Spain
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pareja, además de denominar al conjunto de dos personas, se refiere también a cada una de estas personas. 4, record 2, Spanish, - c%C3%B3nyuge%20de%20hecho
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