Lat. In the clvil law. To trans-fer property, when this transfer is made in order to discharge a debt, it is datio sol-vendi animo; when in order to receive an equivalent, to create an obligation, it is datio contrahendi animo; lastly, when made donandi animo, from mere liberality, it is a gift, dono datio
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
