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French term or phrase:
formation des lots
English translation:
division of the estate into equal shares
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Wyley Powell
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French term
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formation des lots
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Law: Contract(s)
Last will and testament
Powers of an estate liquidator (executor), one of which is "procéder lui-même à l'évaluation des biens, à la formation des lots et à tout partage."
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division of the estate into equal shares
"Lots" are equal shares, not bequests and legacies (which could be unequal).
Definition given in "Vocabulaire juridique", ed. Cornu:
Formation et composition des lots: Opération de partage consistant à constituter autant de lots égaux qu'il y a d'héritiers copartageants ou de souches copartageantes, en déterminant concrètement les biens qui composent chacun.
Definition given in "Vocabulaire juridique", ed. Cornu:
Formation et composition des lots: Opération de partage consistant à constituter autant de lots égaux qu'il y a d'héritiers copartageants ou de souches copartageantes, en déterminant concrètement les biens qui composent chacun.
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Nathalie Bendavid
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creation of lots
grouping of like items to be sold together as a lot
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Charlotte Allen
: The context is the division of a deceased person's estate for distribution to his/her heirs, not an auction.
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David Hollywood
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assembling/ assemble lots
The auctions also assemble interesting lots that give aficionados unique
opportunities to create tastings. In February, for example, Sotheby's auctioned a ...
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opportunities to create tastings. In February, for example, Sotheby's auctioned a ...
select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract. html?res=F60615FE39550C7A8DDDAA0894DD494D81 - Similar pages
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Charlotte Allen
: The context is the division of a deceased person's estate for distribution to his/her heirs, not an auction.
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forming lots
I personally prefer the -ing verb form
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Charlotte Allen
United Kingdom
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administer the bequests and legacies
I take this to mean that the executor is responsible for (a) having the estate valued (b) dividing it into the named bequests (for property) and legacies (for money) for distribution to the named heirs and (c) sharing out any remainder to the estate.
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Carolyn Brice
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Bourth (X)
: Basically yes, though the reader will have to take account of differences in the laws of the diff. countries
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