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vendition

Vendition is the act or process of selling goods or property; the sale itself. In English usage, the term appears most often in legal, historical, or formal contexts rather than in everyday commerce. The word derives from Latin venditio, from vendere “to sell,” and entered English through medieval Latin and Old French legal language.

In legal usage, vendition is frequently linked with delivery, as in the phrase “vendition and delivery” of

Today, vendition is largely archaic outside formal or historical discourse. Contemporary writers typically use “sale,” “contract

See also: sale, vendor, vendee, sale of goods, conveyance, title transfer.

goods,
which
denotes
the
transfer
of
title
from
seller
to
buyer
and
the
corresponding
physical
handover
of
possession.
The
concept
can
apply
to
various
forms
of
sale,
including
real
property,
livestock,
or
merchandise.
While
related
terms
such
as
vendor
(the
seller)
and
vendee
(the
buyer)
describe
the
parties,
vendition
refers
to
the
act
of
selling
itself.
of
sale,”
“sale
and
delivery,”
or
“conveyance”
to
describe
the
transaction.
In
some
legal
traditions,
the
idea
persists
in
boilerplate
phrases
in
contracts
or
in
discussions
of
the
transfer
of
title.