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VIAGER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- life tenant
1, record 1, English, life%20tenant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tenant for life 1, record 1, English, tenant%20for%20life
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A life tenant is one who holds a life estate in land. Such an estate may be one for the life of the tenant, or for the life of another. (Cartwright, 1972, p. 548). 1, record 1, English, - life%20tenant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As indicated by the name, life estates continue only for the duration of the life of the person named. The holder of the estate is the life tenant. ... (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 149). 1, record 1, English, - life%20tenant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- viager
1, record 1, French, viager
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- viagère 1, record 1, French, viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- tenant viager 1, record 1, French, tenant%20viager
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- titulaire de domaine viager 1, record 1, French, titulaire%20de%20domaine%20viager
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
viager; viagère; tenant viager; titulaire de domaine viager : termes normalisés 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, - viager
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce terme a une définitidon spéciale dans certains textes législatifs britanniques. Il arrive donc que l'auteur qui vise la situation britannique fasse une distinction entre "tenant for life" et "life tenant"; cette distinction n'est pas pertinente dans le droit interne canadien. 1, record 1, French, - viager
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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