Latin for Lawyers

DOMINION [L. dominium / rule, power, ownership] In law, the ownership, posssession and control of an object. A nation has dominion over its territory and possessions. A person has dominion over his property and possessions. DOMINIUM PLENUM Full and complete authority. DOMINUS PRO TEMPORE [L. dominus / lord, master; head of the house hold + pro tempore / for the time, temporarily] A temporary owner. See PRO TEMPORE DOMITAE NATURAE [L. domitare / to tame, subdue + natura / birth, nature] Domestic animals; creatures which have the disposition to become tame and gentle and which can be tamed by man. See FERAE NATURAE DONATE, DONATION [L. dono, donare / to give as a present; to present] To make a gift of. To give to a public institution or charity. Donated stock is stock turned over to a corporation by a stockholder without payment or reim bursement. DONATIO [L. dono, donare / to give, make a gift of, donate] That which is given; a gift. A donation. DONATIO CAUSA MORTIS A donor’s gift of property in expectation or fear of imminent death. If the death does not occur, the gift is not effective. See CAUSA MORTIS; GIFT CAUSA MORTIS DONATIO INTER VIVOS A gift of property from one living person to another living person. An ordi nary gift. DONATIO NON PRAESUMITUR A gift is not presumed to have been made. The legal presumption is against construing a transfer of property as a gift. DORMANT [L. dormio, dormire / to sleep] Inactive, suspended, asleep. Held in abeyance. A dormant claim is one which cannot be enforced; e.g., because it is barred by the statute of limitations. A dormant judgment is one which can no longer be pursued because of the lapse of time or the death of a party. A dormant partner is a partner whose

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