DO, LEGO
Categories: Constitutional
Definition (1910 Edition)
Lat. I give, I bequeath; or I give and bequeath. The formal words of making a bequest or legacy, in the Roman law. Titio et Seto hominem Stichum do, lego, I give and bequeath to Titius and Selus my man Stichus. Inst. 2, 20, 8, 30, 31. The expression is literally retained in modern wills.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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