Traditio
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
I. Livery; delivery. Traditio brevis manus: delivery by mere consent, not by act. Traditio clavium: delivery of the keys. Traditio loqui facit chartam: delivery makes the deed speak [gives effect to it]. Traditio rei: delivery of the thing.