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DONATORIUS

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A donee; a person to whom a gift is made; a purchaser. Bract 13, et seq. … [Read more...]

DOMITAE

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Latin: Tame; domesticated; not wild. Applied to domestic animals, in which a man may have an absolute property. 2 Bl. Comm. 301. … [Read more...]

DONATORY

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The person on whom the king bestows his right to any forfeiture that has fallen to the crown. … [Read more...]

DONE

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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. Oas. 38. … [Read more...]

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