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OLOGRAPHE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Forms
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Aboriginal Law
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Affidavit Proving Execution of Holograph Will 1, record 1, English, Affidavit%20Proving%20Execution%20of%20Holograph%20Will
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
83-051: Form number used at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Affidavit%20Proving%20Execution%20of%20Holograph%20Will
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de formulaires administratifs
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit autochtone
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Déclaration sous serment prouvant l'exécution de testament olographe
1, record 1, French, D%C3%A9claration%20sous%20serment%20prouvant%20l%27ex%C3%A9cution%20de%20testament%20olographe
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
83-051 : Numéro d’un formulaire du MAINC. 2, record 1, French, - D%C3%A9claration%20sous%20serment%20prouvant%20l%27ex%C3%A9cution%20de%20testament%20olographe
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)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- holograph
1, record 2, English, holograph
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- holograph will 1, record 2, English, holograph%20will
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the law of wills, a holograph is a will that is entirely written, dated, and signed in the hand of the testator. (Garner, p. 269) 1, record 2, English, - holograph
Record 2, Key term(s)
- olograph
- holographic will
- olograph will
- olographic will
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- testament olographe
1, record 2, French, testament%20olographe
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
testament olographe : 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, - testament%20olographe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le contexte peut parfois exiger de recourir à un terme plus vague, tel que «document olographe» ou «pièce olographe». 1, record 2, French, - testament%20olographe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- holograph
1, record 3, English, holograph
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- olograph 1, record 3, English, olograph
correct, adjective
- holographic 1, record 3, English, holographic
correct
- olographic 1, record 3, English, olographic
correct
- holographical 2, record 3, English, holographical
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- olographe
1, record 3, French, olographe
correct, adjective, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
olographe : 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 3, French, - olographe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hológrafo
1, record 3, Spanish, hol%C3%B3grafo
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- ológrafo 1, record 3, Spanish, ol%C3%B3grafo
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nuncupative will
1, record 4, English, nuncupative%20will
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- oral will 2, record 4, English, oral%20will
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A verbal declaration of a testamentary character by a person in extremis before a sufficient number of witnesses and subsequently reduced to writing. In case of soldiers and other members of the Armed, Forces, a will made by a member thereof under circumstances in which it is presumed he would not be able to have a proper will drawn and witnessed, the court will accept the same as a will even though it does not conform to all the formalities of a will. 3, record 4, English, - nuncupative%20will
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the case of an oral, sometimes called a nuncupative, will the courts must be satisfied as to the exact words used, or at least as to their substance, and that it was the deceased's intention to make a disposition on his death. 4, record 4, English, - nuncupative%20will
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... in Canada most Provinces have made writing and a signature a requirement ... but some other Provinces allow for nuncupative or oral wills of servicemen (including mariners and seamen). 2, record 4, English, - nuncupative%20will
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- testament nuncupatif
1, record 4, French, testament%20nuncupatif
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- testament oral 2, record 4, French, testament%20oral
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] testament fait par simple déclaration devant témoins et suivant les formes légales. 1, record 4, French, - testament%20nuncupatif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les pays de droit écrit en France et suivant la latitude des lois romaines, l'on pouvait tester de diverses manières qui n’ étaient pas reconnues dans la France coutumière [...] l'on fait surtout ici allusion au testament mystique et au testament nuncupatif. Ces formes ne nous ayant pas été transmises, il n’ y en avait anciennement pas d’autres au Canada que l'authentique et l'olographe. 3, record 4, French, - testament%20nuncupatif
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- testamento nuncupativo
1, record 4, Spanish, testamento%20nuncupativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-09-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- probate of a will
1, record 5, English, probate%20of%20a%20will
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- vérification d’un testament
1, record 5, French, v%C3%A9rification%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20testament
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte par lequel un juge, à la demande d’un intéressé, contrôle l'origine et la régularité d’un testament olographe ou devant témoins. 2, record 5, French, - v%C3%A9rification%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20testament
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s’agit d’une procédure non contentieuse au cours de laquelle le juge est appelé à examiner l’original du testament et à recevoir les dépositions écrites et assermentées des témoins. 2, record 5, French, - v%C3%A9rification%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20testament
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- validación de un testamento
1, record 5, Spanish, validaci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20testamento
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- verificación testamentaria 2, record 5, Spanish, verificaci%C3%B3n%20testamentaria
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento para determinar la validez de un testamento. 3, record 5, Spanish, - validaci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20testamento
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La verificación testamentaria es un procedimiento legal que tiene lugar después de la muerte de una persona, en el cual se dispone de su legado o posesiones. Si existe un testamento con la última voluntad de la persona, la corte decide si el testamento es válido (está escrito por una persona capacitada, hay testigos, está en el lenguaje correcto). Si es válido, la corte otorga al albacea la autoridad necesaria para administrar los asuntos relativos al legado. Si no existe albacea o testamento, la corte designa un albacea dativo (administrador del legado). 2, record 5, Spanish, - validaci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20testamento
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-08-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- prove a will
1, record 6, English, prove%20a%20will
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- probate a will 2, record 6, English, probate%20a%20will
correct
- take probate 3, record 6, English, take%20probate
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A holograph will or a will made in the presence of witnesses is probated ... in the manner prescribed in the Code of Civil Procedure. 2, record 6, English, - prove%20a%20will
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- présenter un testament pour vérification
1, record 6, French, pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20testament%20pour%20v%C3%A9rification
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- procéder à la vérification d’un testament 2, record 6, French, proc%C3%A9der%20%C3%A0%20la%20v%C3%A9rification%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20testament
correct
- homologuer un testament 3, record 6, French, homologuer%20un%20testament
correct
- établir la validité d’un testament 3, record 6, French, %C3%A9tablir%20la%20validit%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20testament
correct
- vérifier un testament 4, record 6, French, v%C3%A9rifier%20un%20testament
correct
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est [...] à celui qui allègue un testament olographe ou anglais de prouver son origine et sa véracité. 5, record 6, French, - pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20testament%20pour%20v%C3%A9rification
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le testament olographe ou devant témoins est vérifié [...] en la manière prescrite au Code de procédure civile. 6, record 6, French, - pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20testament%20pour%20v%C3%A9rification
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (derecho civil)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- homologar un testamento 1, record 6, Spanish, homologar%20un%20testamento
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- validar un testamento 2, record 6, Spanish, validar%20un%20testamento
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1982-02-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- holographic manuscript 1, record 7, English, holographic%20manuscript
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- manuscrit olographe 1, record 7, French, manuscrit%20olographe
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comme l'indique son étymologie, le manuscrit était à l'origine un texte écrit à la main, sens que ce mot a perdu depuis que les manuscrits sont tapés à la machine. Or le terme olographe veut justement préciser que le manuscrit est écrit en entier de la main de l'auteur. 1, record 7, French, - manuscrit%20olographe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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