DATIO

DATIO datio (day-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin dare ¡°to give¡±] Roman law. 1. An act of giving, as in datio in solutum (¡°giving in payment¡±). 2. An appointment, as in datio tutoris (¡°appointment of a guardian¡±). Pl. dationes (day-shee-oh-neez). What is the legal equivalence of DATIO in Chinese?