Latin, meaning “delivery with the long hand.” Traditio longa manu or “delivery with the long hand” refers to the act of delivery of a transferring party to the receiving party who does not yet have the object in their possession. For example, if a party purchases a car from an auto dealer that is on the auto dealer’s lot, the transferror auto dealer will deliver the vehicle to the transferee/purchaser at the purchaser’s home.
Contrast this with traditio brevi manu, where the purchaser already has possession of the item, such as a party who leases a car with an option to purchase and later exercises such option. A token act of delivery is not required.