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  • DONATOR
    A donor; one who makes a gift (donatio.) Donator nunquam desinlt possidere, antequam donatorins lndpiat possidere. The donor never ceases to possess, until the donee begins to possess. Bract fol. 41b.
  • DONATORIUS
    A donee; a person to whom a gift is made; a purchaser. Bract foL 13, et seq.
  • DONATORY
    The person on whom the king bestows his right to any forfeiture that has fallen to the crown.
  • DONE
    Distinguished from "made." "A 'deed made' may no doubt mean an 'instrument made;' but a 'deed done' is not an 'instrument done'- it is an 'act done;' and therefore these words, 'made and done apply to acts, as well as deeds." Lord Brougham, 4 Bell, App. Cas. 38.
  • DONEE
    In old English law. He to whom lands were given; the party to whom a donatio was made. In later law. He to whom lands or tenements are given in tall. Litt | 57. In modern and American law. The ' party executing a power; otherwise called the "appolnter." 4 More...
  • DONIS, STATUTE DE
    See DE DONIS, THE STATUTE.
  • DONNEUR D'AVAL
    In French law. Guarantor of negotiable paper other than by indorsement
  • DONOR
    In old English law. He by whom lands were given to another; the party making a donatio. In later law. He who gives lands or tenements to another in tail Litt. s 57; Termes de la Ley. In modern and American law. The party conferring a power. 4 Kent, Comm. More...
  • DONUM
    Lat. In the civil law. A gift; a free gift Calvin. Distinguished from munus. Dig. 50, 16, 194.
  • DOOM
    In Scotch law. Judicial sentence, or judgment The decision or sentence of a court orally pronounced by an officer called a "dempster" or "deemster." In modern usage, criminal sentences still end with the words "which is pronounced for doom."
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