Alienation

[Lat. alienatio, q. v.] Transfer to another, (in alium); the act of making a thing another's, (alienum); conveyance, particularly of real estate, comprising any method wherein estates are voluntarily resigned by one man and accepted by another.

2 Bl. Com. 287. 1 Steph. Com. 433. 2 Crabb's Real Prop. 1050, § 2437.