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PASSER HEREDITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- descend
1, record 1, English, descend
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To pass by succession; as when the estate vests by operation of law in the heirs immediately upon the death of an ancestor. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 400) 1, record 1, English, - descend
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
To come down by way of inheritance; to pass to an heir. (The Oxford English Dictionary, 1933) 1, record 1, English, - descend
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- passer par hérédité
1, record 1, French, passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- se transmettre par hérédité 1, record 1, French, se%20transmettre%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait du Vocabulaire bilingue de la Common Law - Droit successoral - (Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme de l’administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles.) 2, record 1, French, - passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passer par hérédité; se transmettre par hérédité : équivalents français normalisés dans le cadre du PAJLO. 3, record 1, French, - passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Voir aussi le terme suivant qui présente un complément d’information utile ou un apparentement avec le terme en vedette: descent (termes français : hérédité, succession héréditaire, transmission héréditaire. 2, record 1, French, - passer%20par%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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