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donation mortis causa see donation
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
donation mortis causa
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donatio mortis causa — n [Latin, literally, gift in contemplation of death]: donation mortis causa at donation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
donatio mortis causa — /downeysh(iy)ow mortas koza/ A gift made by a person in sickness, who, apprehending his death, delivers, or causes to be delivered, to another the possession of any personal goods, to keep as his own in case of the donor s decease. The civil law… … Black's law dictionary
donatio mortis causa — /downeysh(iy)ow mortas koza/ A gift made by a person in sickness, who, apprehending his death, delivers, or causes to be delivered, to another the possession of any personal goods, to keep as his own in case of the donor s decease. The civil law… … Black's law dictionary
Donation (in Civil Jurisprudence) — Donation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Donation (IN CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE) Donation, the gratuitous transfer, or gift (Lat. donatio), of ownership of property. The Latin word munus also signified a gift, but a gift on some special… … Catholic encyclopedia
donation — do·na·tion n 1: the making of an esp. charitable gift 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: a voluntary transfer of ownership of property from one person to another compare sale dis·guised donation: a transfer of property (as a sale) that does not… … Law dictionary
Donation (in Canon Law) — • The gratuitous transfer to another of some right or thing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Donation (in Canon Law) Donation … Catholic encyclopedia
Donation (in canon law) — A Donation, when referred to in canon law in the Roman Catholic Church, is defined as the gratuitous transfer to another of some right or thing. When it consists in placing in the hands of the donee some movable object it is known as a gift of… … Wikipedia
gift causa mortis — A gift of personal property made in expectation of the donor s death and upon condition that the property shall belong fully to the donee in case the donor dies as anticipated, leaving the donee surviving him, and the gift is not in the meantime… … Ballentine's law dictionary
gift — n 1: an intentional and gratuitous transfer of real or personal property by a donor with legal capacity who actually or constructively delivers the property to the donee with the intent of giving up dominion over the property and investing it in… … Law dictionary
gift — A voluntary transfer of property to another made gratuitously and without consideration. Bradley v. Bradley, Tex.Civ.App., 540 S.W.2d 504, 511. Essential requisites of gift are capacity of donor, intention of donor to make gift, completed… … Black's law dictionary
