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Donation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Donation : (noun)
1: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to
some worthwhile cause [syn: contribution]
2: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose
especially to a charity [syn: contribution]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Donation : \Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
After donation there an absolute change and
alienation of the property of the thing given.
--South.
2. That which is given as a present; that which is
transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd
lovers. --Shak.
3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily
transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner,
from himself to another, without any consideration, as a
free gift. --Bouvier.
Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one,
as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.]
--Bartlett.
Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DONATION, 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. (q.v.)
2. ADonation : is never perfected until it is has been accepted, for the
acceptance (q.v.) is requisite to make the donation complete. Vide Assent,
and Ayl. Pand. tit. 9 Clef des Lois Rom. h.t.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Donation |
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_ashleybrown: @KirstieMAllsopp just seen your question re opt out organ Donation. as a blood donor definately yes. |
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