donatio inter vivos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a lifetime gift, a present or future gift given during the donor's lifetime.

Word forms

donatio inter vivos donationes inter vivos

Etymology

From Latin dōnātiō (“donation, gift”) + inter (“between”) + vīvōs (“living”). Literally a gift between the living.

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