About The Word Assignee
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Assignee
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What's The Definition Of Assignee?
[n] (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Assignee: Related Terms | Find terms related to Assignee: agent | allottee | almsman | almswoman | annuitant | appointee | assign | attorney | beneficiary | candidate | deputy | devisee | donee | factor | feoffee | grantee | legatary | legatee | licensee | nominee | patentee | pensionary | pensioner | proxy | selectee | stipendiary See Also | party | receiver | recipient Assignee In Webster's Dictionary \As`sign*ee"\, n. [F. assign['e], p. p. of assigner.
See {Assign}, v., and cf. {Assign} an assignee.] (Law)
(a) A person to whom an assignment is made; a person
appointed or deputed by another to do some act,
perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege,
or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See
{Assignment}
(c) . An assignee may be by special appointment or deed,
or be created by jaw; as an executor. --Cowell.
--Blount.
(b) pl. In England, the persons appointed, under a
commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a
bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.
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