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destination noun aim, aspiration, bourn, consummation, debarkation point, destiny, end, end result, ending, finish, goal, intent, intention, journey's end, last stop, object, objective, planned place of arrival, point of cessation, point of disembarkation, port, purpose, resting place, result, stop, stopping-place, target, terminal, termiial point, termination, terminus Associated concepts: destination contracts, final destination, place of destination, point of destination See also: design, end, goal, intent, intention, object, objective, purpose, pursuit, target, termination DESTINATION. The application which the testator directs shall be made of the
legacy he gives; for example, when a testator gives to a hospital a sum of
money, to be applied in erecting buildings, he is said to give a destination
to the legacy. Destination also signifies the intended application of a
thing. Mill stones, for example, taken out of a mill to be picked, and to be
returned, have a destination, and are considered as real estate, although
detached from the freehold. Heir looms, (q.v.) although personal chattels,
are, by their destination, considered real estate and money agreed or
directed to be laid out in land, is treated as real property. Newl. on
Contr. ch. 8; Fonbl. Eq. B. 1, c. 6, Sec. 9; 3 Wheat. R. 577; 2 Bell's Com.
2; Ersk. Inst. 2 Sec. 14. Vide Mill.
DESTINATION, com. law. The port at which a ship is to end her voyage is called her port of destination. Pard. n. 600. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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