Legal Definition of Donatio Mortis Causa

A gift under apprehension of death; e.g., when any thing is given upon condition that if the donor dies, the donee shall possess it absolutely.2 min read

DONATIO MORTIS CAUSA

A gift in prospect of death. When a person in sickness, apprehending his dissolution near, delivers, or causes to be delivered to another, the possession of any personal goods to keep as his own, in case of the donor's decease.

Donatio Mortis Causa in Civil Law

The civil law defines it to be a gift under apprehension of death; e.g., when any thing is given upon condition that if the donor dies, the donee shall possess it absolutely, or return it if the donor should survive or should repent of having made the gift, or if the donee should die before the donor.

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