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IMMOVABLE PROPERTY [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mortgaged immovable property 1, record 1, English, mortgaged%20immovable%20property
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bien immeuble grevé d'une hypothèque
1, record 1, French, bien%20immeuble%20grev%C3%A9%20d%27une%20hypoth%C3%A8que
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Loans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seizure of immovable property
1, record 2, English, seizure%20of%20immovable%20property
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- seizure of immovables 2, record 2, English, seizure%20of%20immovables
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legally enforced transfer of real property ordered by a court to satisfy unpaid debts. 3, record 2, English, - seizure%20of%20immovable%20property
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you own a building that is your principal residence and the court orders you to pay $20 000 or more, the creditor may seize the building and have it sold under judicial order in order to be reimbursed. ... Accordingly, in the case of a debt for unpaid child alimony, the seizure of immovable property is allowed even if the amount of your debt is less than $20 000. 4, record 2, English, - seizure%20of%20immovable%20property
Record 2, Key term(s)
- seizure of immoveable property
- seizure of immoveables
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saisie immobilière
1, record 2, French, saisie%20immobili%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si vous êtes propriétaire d'un immeuble qui vous sert de résidence principale et que le tribunal vous condamne à payer une somme de 20 000 $ et plus, le créancier peut saisir cet immeuble et le faire vendre sous contrôle de justice pour se faire rembourser. [...] Ainsi, dans le cas d'une dette pour une pension alimentaire impayée, la saisie immobilière est permise même si le montant de votre dette est de moins de 20 000 $. 2, record 2, French, - saisie%20immobili%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- restitution of immovable property
1, record 3, English, restitution%20of%20immovable%20property
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- return of a land 2, record 3, English, return%20of%20a%20land
correct
- return of property 3, record 3, English, return%20of%20property
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Federal Constitutional Court decision of 26 October 2004 [...] concerned the question of the return of property expropriated without compensation in the Soviet zone of occupation between 1945 and 1949. 3, record 3, English, - restitution%20of%20immovable%20property
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- restitution d'un bien immeuble
1, record 3, French, restitution%20d%27un%20bien%20immeuble
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- restitution d'un bien immobilier 2, record 3, French, restitution%20d%27un%20bien%20immobilier
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'arrêt de la Cour constitutionnelle fédérale du 26 octobre 2004 [...] portait sur la question de la restitution d'un bien immeuble sis dans la zone d'occupation soviétique qui avait fait l'objet d'une expropriation sans compensation entre 1945 et 1949. 3, record 3, French, - restitution%20d%27un%20bien%20immeuble
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les mesures d'expulsion sont des procédures civiles d'exécution qui permettent au propriétaire d'obtenir la restitution d'un bien immeuble occupé par un locataire, ou par des occupants sans titre (squatteurs). 4, record 3, French, - restitution%20d%27un%20bien%20immeuble
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-02-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Private International Law (Private Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- immovable property
1, record 4, English, immovable%20property
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- immovables 1, record 4, English, immovables
correct, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Roman law things were classified ("inter alia") as immovables ("res immobiles" or "res soli") and movables ("res mobiles"), and the division exists in modern times in most Continental systems of law. ... In the English Courts the classification is adopted for the purposes of private international law where questions of conflict arise. ... In these cases immovable property falls to be governed by the "lex situs", i.e., the law of the place where the property is situate. ... (Crossley Vaines, 3rd ed., 1975, pp. 14-15) 1, record 4, English, - immovable%20property
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The more natural distinction between "movables" and "immovables" is almost universally accepted in Canada in conflict of laws cases, even in situations involving only common law jurisdictions. 1, record 4, English, - immovable%20property
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit international privé (Droit privé)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- biens immeubles
1, record 4, French, biens%20immeubles
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- immeubles 1, record 4, French, immeubles
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biens immeubles; immeules : en common law, terme de droit international privé. Le terme anglais «immovables» s'emploie parfois au singulier, moins souvent, pour désigner un bien particulier. 1, record 4, French, - biens%20immeubles
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
biens immeubles; immeubles : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme nationals de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - biens%20immeubles
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-09-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Museums
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- immovable cultural property
1, record 5, English, immovable%20cultural%20property
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Muséologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bien culturel immeuble
1, record 5, French, bien%20culturel%20immeuble
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tenants of immovable property 1, record 6, English, tenants%20of%20immovable%20property
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- location d'immeubles
1, record 6, French, location%20d%27immeubles
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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