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FRAIS TESTAMENTAIRES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- testamentary expenses
1, record 1, English, testamentary%20expenses
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expenses of proving will or obtaining letters of administration, paying duties and debts and the cost of selling assets. 2, record 1, English, - testamentary%20expenses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The right of personal representatives to pay the deceased's debts and testamentary expenses or to continue the normal administration of the estate without proceeding to distribution would not appear to be affected by [the distribution of the estate]. 3, record 1, English, - testamentary%20expenses
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frais testamentaires
1, record 1, French, frais%20testamentaires
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépenses relatives au testament 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9penses%20relatives%20au%20testament
correct, feminine noun, plural
- dépenses relatives au règlement de la succession 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9penses%20relatives%20au%20r%C3%A8glement%20de%20la%20succession
avoid, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque toutes les opérations d'«administration», au sens technique du mot, ont été accomplies, c'est-à-dire lorsque les frais funéraires et testamentaires, les dettes et les autres charges de la succession, y compris les legs généraux et spécifiques, ont été acquittés, il reste un solde appelé «residue» dont la transmission aux bénéficiaires constitue la «distribution» proprement dite. 3, record 1, French, - frais%20testamentaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«dépenses relatives au règlement de la succession» : Les frais se rapportent uniquement à une succession "testamentaire" et non pas à une succession «ab intestat». Il aurait fallu préciser de quelle genre de succession il s'agit. 4, record 1, French, - frais%20testamentaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - frais%20testamentaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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