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PIGNORATION
Etymology
Noun
pignoration (countable and uncountable, plural pignorations)
The act of pledging or pawning.
(legal) The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, until compensation is made.
Source: Wiktionary
Pig`no*ra"tion, n. Etym: [LL. pignoratio, L. pigneratio, fr. pignerate to pledge, fr. pignus, gen. -ous and -eris, a pledge, a pawn: cf. F. pignoration.]
1. The act of pledging or pawning.
2. (Civil Law)
Definition: The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, till satisfaction is made. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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