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MAINMORTE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mortmain Act
1, record 1, English, Mortmain%20Act
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Repealed, 1992, c. 57, s. 609 1, record 1, English, - Mortmain%20Act
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur la mainmorte
1, record 1, French, Loi%20sur%20la%20mainmorte
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Loi de la mainmorte 2, record 1, French, Loi%20de%20la%20mainmorte
former designation, correct, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Abrogée, 1992, c. 57, a. 609 1, record 1, French, - Loi%20sur%20la%20mainmorte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mortmain
1, record 2, English, mortmain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(S)uch a state of possession of land as makes it inalienable; whence it is said to be in a dead hand - in a hand that cannot shift away the property. It takes place upon alienation to any corporation, sole or aggregate, ecclesiastical or temporal. (Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1206) 1, record 2, English, - mortmain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historically, the word "mortmain" is derived from the Norman-French meaning a "dead hand" because, said Coke, "the lands were said to come to dead hands as to the lords, for that by alienation in mortmaine they lost wholly their escheats, and in effect their knights-services for the defence of the realms, wards, marriages, reliefs, and the like; and therefore was called a dead hand, for that a dead hand yieldeth no service. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 1489) 1, record 2, English, - mortmain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mainmorte
1, record 2, French, mainmorte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mainmorte : 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). 2, record 2, French, - mainmorte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- alienation in mortmain
1, record 3, English, alienation%20in%20mortmain
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(T)he alienation of lands or tenements to any corporation, sole or aggregate, and whether ecclesiastical or temporal. (Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 85) 1, record 3, English, - alienation%20in%20mortmain
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The control of alienation in mortmain, that is, to a corporation, is a permanent relic of feudal times. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 1490) 1, record 3, English, - alienation%20in%20mortmain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aliénation en mainmorte
1, record 3, French, ali%C3%A9nation%20en%20mainmorte
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aliénation en mainmorte : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - ali%C3%A9nation%20en%20mainmorte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-07-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- goods in mort main 1, record 4, English, goods%20in%20mort%20main
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- biens de mainmorte
1, record 4, French, biens%20de%20mainmorte
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho privado
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- manos muertas
1, record 4, Spanish, manos%20muertas
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-09-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Regulation respecting the fees payable under the Mortmain Act
1, record 5, English, Regulation%20respecting%20the%20fees%20payable%20under%20the%20Mortmain%20Act
correct, Quebec
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Règlement sur les honoraires exigibles en vertu de la Loi sur la mainmorte
1, record 5, French, R%C3%A8glement%20sur%20les%20honoraires%20exigibles%20en%20vertu%20de%20la%20Loi%20sur%20la%20mainmorte
correct, Quebec
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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