| n. | 1. | The act of pledging or pawning. |
| 2. | (Civil Law) The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of pledge, till satisfaction is made. |
PIGNORATION, civil law. This word is used by Justinian in the title of the 52d novel, and signifies not only a pledge of property, but an engagement of the person.
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