Animus recipiendi
ANIMUS RECIPIENDI. The intention of receiving. A man will acquire no title
to a thing unless he possesses it with an intention of receiving it for
himself; as, if a thing be bailed to a man, he acquires no title.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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