Category:Pollicitation

Pol*lic`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [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)

Defn: a promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been Accepted by the person to whom it is made. Bouvier.