Donatio perficitur possessione accipientis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A gift is perfected by the receipt of possession. See 2 Leigh (Va.), 837.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A gift is perfected [made complete] by the possession of the receiver. Jenk. Cent 109, case 9. A gift is incomplete until possession is delivered. 2 Kent, Comm. 438.