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lésion de la réserve

English translation: Prejudice to the reserved portion (of the estate)

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French term or phrase:lésion de la réserve
English translation:Prejudice to the reserved portion (of the estate)
Entered by: Jeanne Zang

04:01 Nov 19, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Swiss inheritance law
French term or phrase: lésion de la réserve
This appears in a legal opinion given about an inheritance dispute.

Le mobilier à New York et le compte auprès de Banque X font l’objet d’un legs en faveur de Mme. Y. Ces objets doivent être remis à cette dernière sous réserve de lésion de la réserve, respectivement de l’indignité.
Jeanne Zang
United States
Local time: 18:28
Prejudice to the reserved portion (of the estate)
Explanation:
Le terme "réserve" (successorale, héréditaire) n'existe pas en droit anglais. Quant à "lésion", on évoque ici, selon moi, le préjudice. J'espère t'avoir un peu éclairée.
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4Prejudice to the reserved portion (of the estate)
Cécile Gaultier
3overreaching of the reserved portion of inheritance (Scots: legitim)
Adrian MM. (X)


  

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Prejudice to the reserved portion (of the estate)


Explanation:
Le terme "réserve" (successorale, héréditaire) n'existe pas en droit anglais. Quant à "lésion", on évoque ici, selon moi, le préjudice. J'espère t'avoir un peu éclairée.


    Reference: http://www.avocatshorsquebec.org/site/fr/les-nouvelles/artic...
Cécile Gaultier
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(CH) lésion de la réserve
overreaching of the reserved portion of inheritance (Scots: legitim)


Explanation:
The réserve - as an automatic entitlement to inherit - viewed as a type of interest to collocate with the 'overreaching' idea in EN law.

In US commercial law, overreaching taking 'unfair advantage of another trhough fraudulent practice or abuse of superior bargaining power.

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overreaching



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Example sentence(s):
  • Overreaching is a concept in English land law and the Law of Property Act 1925. It refers to a situation where a person's equitable property right is dissolved

    Reference: http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overreaching
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