assignee
Americannoun
noun
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law a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
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history a convict who had undergone assignment
Etymology
Origin of assignee
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English assigne from Middle French, noun use of past participle of assigner “to assign ” ; see -ee
Example Sentences
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Assignee of unpublished manuscripts In holding with the Attorney-General that an assignee cannot obtain renewal, Judge Brown in the U. S.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers
The act of transferring property to the Assignee.
From Business Hints for Men and Women by Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort
The Milling Companies made an assignment last night, and I only represent the Assignee.
From The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients by Hill, Frederick Trevor
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