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LIGHTS LIGHT RIGHTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ancient lights
1, record 1, English, ancient%20lights
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
English doctrine under which a landowner acquired, by uninterrupted use for 20 years, an easement or right by prescription over adjoining land for the unobstructed passage of light and air. 2, record 1, English, - ancient%20lights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Long established rights to light are sometimes called "ancient lights".(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 876). 3, record 1, English, - ancient%20lights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ancient lights: term generally used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - ancient%20lights
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ancient light
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- servitude de jour
1, record 1, French, servitude%20de%20jour
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
ancient lights : Extension métonymique du sens primitif. On trouve aussi des occurrences d'emploi du terme au singulier. 1, record 1, French, - servitude%20de%20jour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
servitude de jour : 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, - servitude%20de%20jour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lights and light rights 1, record 2, English, lights%20and%20light%20rights
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droits de vue
1, record 2, French, droits%20de%20vue
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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