01 n. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
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The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.“After donation there is an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given.” — South.
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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.
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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.(Law)
Phrases & compounds
Donation party —
a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present.
Syn.
Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.