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POSSESSION UTILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- useful possession
1, record 1, English, useful%20possession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the deceased Indian had been in peaceable, public and useful possession of land on a reserve for a continuous and uninterrupted period of 30 years, transfer of possession may (...) be presumed to have taken place (...) 1, record 1, English, - useful%20possession
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- possession utile
1, record 1, French, possession%20utile
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le possesseur doit avoir une véritable possession, à titre de propriétaire, animo-domini, et non à titre précaire. (...) La possession doit être réelle, effective, et se concrétiser par la détention matérielle du meuble. 1, record 1, French, - possession%20utile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La possession prolongée pendant trente ans ou même, (...) pendant dix ou vingt ans, peut donner la propriété au possesseur d'un immeuble. 1, record 1, French, - possession%20utile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- effective possession
1, record 2, English, effective%20possession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- constructive possession 2, record 2, English, constructive%20possession
correct
- possessio fictitia 2, record 2, English, possessio%20fictitia
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Civil law. Possession by operation of law of an entirely by virtue of corporeal possession of a part. 2, record 2, English, - effective%20possession
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a possessor holds title to a property and physically possesses part of it, the law will deem the possessor to hold constructive possession of the rest of the property described in the title. 2, record 2, English, - effective%20possession
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- possession utile
1, record 2, French, possession%20utile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possession qui unit toutes les conditions requises par la loi pour produire des effets juridiques. 1, record 2, French, - possession%20utile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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