Dation
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. The act of giving something. It differs from donation, which is a gift; dation, on the contrary, is giving something without any liberality; as, the giving of an office.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Civil Law. The act of giving something. It differs from donation, which is a gift; dation, on the contrary, is giving something without any liberality; as, the giving of an office.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civll law. A gift; a giving of something. It is not exactly synonymous with "donation." for the latter implies generosity or liberality in making a gift, while dation may mean the giving of something to which the recipient is already entitled.
— Dation en paiement. In French law. A giving by the debtor and receipt by the creditor of something in payment of a debt, instead of a sum of money. It is somewhat like the accord and satisfaction of the common law. 16 Toul-lier, no. 45; Poth. Vente, no. 601.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. A gift; a giving of something. It is not exactly synonymous with “donation,” for the latter implies generosity or liberaiity in makinga gift, while dation may mean the giving of something to which the recipient is already entitled. the creditor of something in payment of a debt, instead of a sum of money. It is somewhat like the accord and satisfaction of the common law. 16 Toullier, no. 45; Poth. Vente, no. 601.