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sponsion
[ spon-shuhn ]
noun
- an engagement or promise, especially one made on behalf of another.
- International Law. an engagement made on behalf of a government by an agent acting beyond their authority or without the required authorization and therefore not binding on the government unless ratified.
- the act of becoming surety for another.
sponsion
/ ˈɒʃə /
noun
- the act or process of becoming surety; sponsorship
- often plural international law an unauthorized agreement made by a public officer, esp an admiral or general in time of war, requiring ratification by the government of the state concerned
- any act or promise, esp one made on behalf of someone else
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sponsion1
C17: from Latin DzԲō, from DzԻŧ to pledge
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Not only was the Church more strict in this matter in Scotland than in England, but the nature of the sponsion was different.
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When an agreement is made by an officer who has not the proper authority or who has exceeded the limits of his authority, it is termed a sponsion, and, to be binding, must be confirmed by express or tacit ratification.
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Associated words: sponsorial, sponsorship, sponsion, ward, protégé. spontaneous, a. instinctive, voluntary, impulsive, unforced spontaneous generation. abiogenesis. spook, n. ghost, spirit, specter, apparition, phantom, hobgoblin. spooney, a.
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