POLLICITATION

Etymology

Noun

pollicitation (plural pollicitations)

A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.

(Roman law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol*lic`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. pollicitatio, fr. pollicitari to promise, v. intens. fr. polliceri to promise: cf. F. pollicitation.]

1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise. Bp. Burnet.

2. (Roman Law)

Definition: A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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