Servitude in civil law

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A servitude is a Real Right opposable to third parties which can be created by law, agreement (contract), or other legal mechanisms,

According to the Civil Code of Quebec, article 1177:

A servitude is a charge imposed on an immovable, the servient land, in favour of another immovable, the dominant land, belonging to a different owner. ....