Registration

[shikamaru]

Could a registration form be a gift form ?

Gift ... donation ... the customs of Roman Civil Law may shed more light and give credence to this theory.

The res is donated to the State. The State grants it back ... with conditions.

Sort of like what King John did with Pope Innocent III by donating his lands and crown to the Vatican with the Vatican granting it back with stipulations. King John then paid yearly tribute to the Pope.