dation en paiement

Main Entry: da·tion en paie·ment
Pronunciation: 'dA-sh&n-en-'pA-m&nt, do-'syoⁿ-äⁿ-pA-'mäⁿ
Etymology: French, literally, act of giving in payment
in the civil law of Louisiana : a mode of discharging a debt by the debtor's giving to the creditor with the creditor's consent something that satisfies the debt but differs from the form of payment originally called for by the debt called also giving in payment