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Donation \Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]
1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.
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After donation there is an absolute change and
alienation of the property of the thing given.
--South.
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2. That which is given as a present; that which is
transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
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And some donation freely to estate
On the bless'd lovers. --Shak.
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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.
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{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}.
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