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Webster 1913 Edition


Pollicitation

Pol-licˊi-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[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)
A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.
Bouvier.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pollicitation

POLLICITA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. pollicitatio.] A promise; a voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it.

Definition 2024


pollicitation

pollicitation

English

Noun

pollicitation (plural pollicitations)

  1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise.
  2. (Roman law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.

References

  • pollicitation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913