passation

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.sa.sjɔ̃/ ~ /pɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

passation f (plural passations)

1. (law) handover (of legal documents), transferal (of power or office)

Derived terms

• passation de pouvoir
• passation de témoin

Further reading

• “passation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.