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SUCCESSION HEREDITAIRE [15 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- possession by descent
1, record 1, English, possession%20by%20descent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- possession par succession héréditaire
1, record 1, French, possession%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
possession par succession héréditaire : terme tiré du Mini-lexique du droit des autochtones et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 1, French, - possession%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- descent of property
1, record 2, English, descent%20of%20property
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire de biens
1, record 2, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20de%20biens
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- transmission de biens par droit de succession 1, record 2, French, transmission%20de%20biens%20par%20droit%20de%20succession
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession héréditaire de biens; transmission de biens par droit de succession : termes tirés du Mini-lexique du droit des autochtones et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 2, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20de%20biens
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lineal descent
1, record 3, English, lineal%20descent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
With reference to the nature and degree of the consanguinity, descent was said to be lineal when it took place from an ancestor to a descendant ("e.g.", from father to son) or "vice versa". (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 600) 1, record 3, English, - lineal%20descent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire en ligne directe
1, record 3, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20directe
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
succession héréditaire en ligne directe : 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 3, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20directe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-06-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- title by descent
1, record 4, English, title%20by%20descent
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The methods therefore of acquiring on the one hand and of losing on the other, a title to estates in things real, are reduced by our law to two: descent, where the title is vested in a man by the single operation of law; and purchase, where the title is vested in him by his own act or agreement. (Blackstone, Book II, p. 201) 1, record 4, English, - title%20by%20descent
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- titre acquis par succession héréditaire
1, record 4, French, titre%20acquis%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains contextes, l'expression «acquisition de titre par succession héréditaire» conviendrait mieux. 1, record 4, French, - titre%20acquis%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
titre acquis par succession héréditaire : 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 4, French, - titre%20acquis%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hereditary succession
1, record 5, English, hereditary%20succession
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The passing of title under the laws of descent. (Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 557) 1, record 5, English, - hereditary%20succession
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire
1, record 5, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession héréditaire : 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 5, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-12-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- canons of descent
1, record 6, English, canons%20of%20descent
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- canons of inheritance 1, record 6, English, canons%20of%20inheritance
correct, plural
- rules of descent 1, record 6, English, rules%20of%20descent
correct, plural
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Descent according to the common law meant either literally the common law, or (more usually) the common law as altered by the Inheritance Act, 1833, s. 2. The rules regulating this kind of descent were called the canons of descent... (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 599) 1, record 6, English, - canons%20of%20descent
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
canons of descent; canons of inheritance; rules of descent: terms usually used in the plural. 2, record 6, English, - canons%20of%20descent
Record 6, Key term(s)
- canon of descent
- canon of inheritance
- rule of descent
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- règles de succession héréditaire
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A8gles%20de%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- règles de transmission héréditaire 1, record 6, French, r%C3%A8gles%20de%20transmission%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
règles de succession héréditaire; règles de transmission héréditaire : 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 6, French, - r%C3%A8gles%20de%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
règles de succession héréditaire; règles de transmission héréditaire : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 2, record 6, French, - r%C3%A8gles%20de%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 6, Key term(s)
- règle de succession héréditaire
- règle de transmission héréditaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-11-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- descent
1, record 7, English, descent
correct, federal act
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire
1, record 7, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- transmission héréditaire 2, record 7, French, transmission%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
feminine noun
- hérédité 1, record 7, French, h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- transmission sous forme de succession 3, record 7, French, transmission%20sous%20forme%20de%20succession
federal act, feminine noun
- transmission 3, record 7, French, transmission
federal act, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho hereditario (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- sucesión hereditaria
1, record 7, Spanish, sucesi%C3%B3n%20hereditaria
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2012-11-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- descendible interest
1, record 8, English, descendible%20interest
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Interests such as easements and profits à prendre may be created ... as descendible interests.... (Laskin, 1958, p. 4) 1, record 8, English, - descendible%20interest
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- intérêt transmissible par succession héréditaire
1, record 8, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20transmissible%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'adjectif «descendible» peut se rendre par «transmissible par succession héréditaire». 2, record 8, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20transmissible%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intérêt transmissible par succession héréditaire : 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 8, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20transmissible%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2012-11-27
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- descent
1, record 9, English, descent
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The devolution of an interest in land upon the death of the owner of it intestate to a person or persons by virtue of consanguinity with the deceased. ("Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary", 1976, p. 115) 1, record 9, English, - descent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Title by descent is the title by which one person, upon the death of another, acquires the real estate of the latter as his heir at law. The title by inheritance is in all cases called descent, although by statute law the title is sometimes made to ascend. (Black, 5th, p. 400) 1, record 9, English, - descent
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire
1, record 9, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «inheritance» est parfois employé dans des contextes non techniques comme synonyme de «succession» (1) : «In common parlance, the taking of real or personal property by either will or intestate succession». (Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969) 2, record 9, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le verbe correspondant «descend» peut se rendre en français par «se transmittre par succession héréditaire». L'adjectif «descendible» peut se rendre par «transmissible par succession héréditaire». 1, record 9, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
transmission héréditaire : 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 9, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2012-10-24
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- collateral descent
1, record 10, English, collateral%20descent
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- transversal descent 1, record 10, English, transversal%20descent
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Collateral descent is descent in a collateral or oblique line, that is, up to the common ancestor and then down from him, as from brother to brother, or between cousins. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979) 1, record 10, English, - collateral%20descent
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire en ligne collatérale
1, record 10, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20collat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
succession héréditaire en ligne collatérale : 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 10, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20collat%C3%A9rale
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2012-10-01
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- acquisition by descent
1, record 11, English, acquisition%20by%20descent
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The difference in effect between the acquisition of an estate by descent and by purchase, consisted at common law principally in these two points: 1. That by purchase the estate acquired a new inheritable quality, and descended to the owner's blood in general without preference to the blood of a particular ancestor. For, when a man took an estate by purchase, he took it not at feudum paternum or maternum which would descend, by the common law, only to the heirs by the father's or the mohter's side; but he took it ut feudum antiqueum, as a feud of indefinite antiquity: whereby it became inheritable to heirs general. 1, record 11, English, - acquisition%20by%20descent
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- acquisition par succession héréditaire
1, record 11, French, acquisition%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acquisition par succession héréditaire : 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 11, French, - acquisition%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2012-08-08
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- acquire by descent
1, record 12, English, acquire%20by%20descent
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two general methods by which title to real property may be acquired; by purchase or by descent. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 1258) 1, record 12, English, - acquire%20by%20descent
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- acquérir par succession héréditaire
1, record 12, French, acqu%C3%A9rir%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, standardized
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acquérir par succession héréditaire : 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 12, French, - acqu%C3%A9rir%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2004-04-27
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- descendible
1, record 13, English, descendible
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That descends or may descend to an heir; capable of being transmitted by inheritance. ("The Oxford English Dictionary", 1933) 2, record 13, English, - descendible
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Inheritable" was applied to the person, "descendible" to the estate or property. (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 973) 2, record 13, English, - descendible
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- transmissible par succession héréditaire
1, record 13, French, transmissible%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, standardized
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transmissible par succession héréditaire : 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 13, French, - transmissible%20par%20succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2003-08-05
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- lineal inheritance
1, record 14, English, lineal%20inheritance
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lineal inheritance ... In Eurasia lineal inheritance is the norm and the function of this rule is often the preservation of the status of offspring in a society with differentiated strata based on property-holding (or other relatively exclusive rights). 1, record 14, English, - lineal%20inheritance
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire en ligne directe
1, record 14, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20directe
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Key term(s)
- héritage en ligne directe
- transmission héréditaire en ligne directe
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2003-04-28
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- inheritance 1, record 15, English, inheritance
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- hérédité
1, record 15, French, h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
- succession héréditaire 1, record 15, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
feminine noun
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sens strict : décès sans testament. 1, record 15, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sens large : par succession (avec ou sans testament). 1, record 15, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans l'article 88 de la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu on veut dire le sens large. 1, record 15, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema tributario
Record 15, Main entry term, Spanish
- herencia
1, record 15, Spanish, herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 15, Synonyms, Spanish
- sucesión 1, record 15, Spanish, sucesi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
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