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SUCCESSION HEREDITAIRE LIGNE DIRECTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lineal descent
1, record 1, English, lineal%20descent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - lineal%20descent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire en ligne directe
1, record 1, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20directe
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20directe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lineal inheritance
1, record 2, English, lineal%20inheritance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - lineal%20inheritance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- succession héréditaire en ligne directe
1, record 2, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire%20en%20ligne%20directe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- héritage en ligne directe
- transmission héréditaire en ligne directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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