Ownership, or right to property. 2 Bl. Comm. 1. Title to an article of property which arises from the power of disposition and the right of claiming it Baker v. Westcott, 73 Tex. 129, 11 S. W. 157. "The holder has the dominion of the bill." 8 East, 579. Sovereignty or lordship; as the dominion of the seas. Moll, de Jure Mar. 91, 92. In the civil law. with reference to the title … [Read more...]

contracts. The act by which the owner of a thing, voluntarily transfers the title and possession of the same, from himself to another person, without any consideration; a gift. 2. A donation is never perfected until it is has been accepted, for the acceptance is requisite to make the donation complete. … [Read more...]

In Spanish law. The acquisition of domiciliary rights and status, nearly equivalent to naturalization, which may be accomplished by being born in the kingdom, by conversion to the Catholic faith there, by taking up a permanent residence in some settlement and marrying a native woman, and by attaching oneself to the soil, purchasing or acquiring real property and possessions. … [Read more...]

Latin: Domicile, (q. v.) … [Read more...]

Latin legal term that means the domicile (address) where a party in a legal contract agrees to be served. The parties to a contract will typically include a clause containing the address where legal notices are to be sent and makes it incumbent upon that party to notify the other party or parties of any change of address after the execution of the contract. … [Read more...]