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Gratuitous

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Without valuable or legal consideration. A term applied to deeds of conveyance. In Old English Law. Voluntary; without force, fear, or favor. Bracton, fols.

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