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ESTATE REVERSION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- life estate in reversion
1, record 1, English, life%20estate%20in%20reversion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(T)he fee simple ... may be carved up into lesser estates, namely, the fee tail ... and the life estate, which lasts for the duration of the life specified.... These several estates may exist in possession, in remainder, or in reversion.... An estate in reversion is the estate retained by the grantor when he conveys away a lesser estate. (Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 11-12) 2, record 1, English, - life%20estate%20in%20reversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- domaine viager de réversion
1, record 1, French, domaine%20viager%20de%20r%C3%A9version
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domaine viager de réversion : 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, - domaine%20viager%20de%20r%C3%A9version
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- estate in reversion
1, record 2, English, estate%20in%20reversion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The residue of an estate left by operation of law in the grantor or his heirs, or in the heirs of a testator, commencing in possession on the determination of a particular estate granted or devised. ... It is a vested interest or estate, in as much as person entitled to it has a fixed right to future enjoyment. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1186). 1, record 2, English, - estate%20in%20reversion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- domaine de réversion
1, record 2, French, domaine%20de%20r%C3%A9version
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
domaine de réversion : 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, - domaine%20de%20r%C3%A9version
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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