Licitacion

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 Spanish law. The sale made at public auction by coproprietors, or coheirs, of their joint property which is not susceptible of being advantageously divided in kind. LICITARE (Lat.)

In Roman law. To offer a price at a sale; to bid; to bid often; to make several bids, one above another. Calv. Lex.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Spanish) An auction sale of common property incapable of division.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Spanish Law. The sale made at public auction by co-proprietors, or co-heirs, of their joint property which is not susceptible of being advantageously divided in kind.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Spanish law. The offering for sale at public auction of an estate or property held by co-heirs or joint proprietors, which cannot be divided up without detriment to the whole.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In Spanish law. The offering for sale at public auction ofan estate or property held by co-leirs or joint proprie tors, which cannot be divided up without det riment to the whole.