Lat. In the civil law. To transfer property. When this transfer is made in order, to discharge a debt, it is datio solvendi animo; when in order to receive an equivalent to create an obligation, it is datio contrahendi animo; lastly, when made ionandi animo, from mere liberality, it is a gift dono datio.
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