n. | 1. | The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. |
2. | (Civ. Law) Adoption of a person of full age. |
Noun | 1. | arrogation - seizure by the government Synonyms: confiscation |
ARROGATION, civil law. Signifies nearly the same as adoption; the only difference between them is this, that adoption was of a person under full age but as arrogation required the person arrogated, sui juris, no one could be arrogated till he was of full age. Dig. 1, 7, 5; Inst. 1, 11, 3 1 Brown's Civ. Law, 119.
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