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Record 1 2013-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A ... method of conveying land at common law was the fine. A fine was a "finalis concordia" or final compromise in an action commenced for the express purpose of reaching such a compromise and entering it in the court records. If one person, X, wished to transfer land to another, Y, Y would "levy a fine", that is, bring action against X and in the compromise X would acknowledge Y's right to the interest in the land. The fine was used where a feoffment was not possible, such as in the barring of entails. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 33)

CONT

Conveyances by matter of record are such as are substantiated by a court of record.... Fines and recoveries belonged to this class before their abolition. (Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 457)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

composition définitive : 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).

OBS

Le syntagme verbal "levy a fine" peut se rendre en français par «faire reconnaître une composition définitive» dans le cas de la personne qui engage l'action à cet effet et par «reconnaître une composition définitive» pour l'autre partie à l'action.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

(Fine:) The cognisor was said to levy a fine. (Oxford, 1933)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Équivalent français normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du PAJLO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

If one person, X, wished to transfer land to another, Y, Y would "levy a fine", that is, bring action against X and in the compromise X would acknowledge Y's right to the interest in the land. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed. 1985, p. 33)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Extrait du vocabulaire bilingue de la Common law - Droit des biens - (Terminologie française normalisée dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles).

OBS

Terme qui présente un complément d'information utile ou un apparentement avec le terme en vedette : fine.

Spanish

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