Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
de·liv·eryFunction:
nounInflected Form:
plural -er·ies : an act that shows a transferor's intent to make a transfer of property (as a gift);
especially : the transfer of possession or exclusive control of property to another
actual delivery : a delivery (as by hand or shipment) of actual physical property (as jewelry or stock certificates)
conditional delivery : a delivery after which ownership will be transferred upon fulfillment of a condition —compare
gift causa mortis at
GIFT NOTE: A conditional delivery is usually made in order to make a transfer revocable.
constructive delivery : a delivery of a representation of property (as a written instrument) or means of possession (as a key) that is construed by a court as sufficient to show the transferor's intent or to put the property under the transferee's control called also
symbolic delivery