consignor
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noun
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"What is know is that it was acquired by a legal predecessor of the consignor in the 1960s and went to the current owner through three successive inheritances."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
However, the auction house said a consignor had purchased the discarded items in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
“As soon as we got contacted, we put a stop to the sale, we notified the consignor, and there was no issue from them,” said Mark S. Zaid, a lawyer for RR Auction.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
RR Auction is holding on to the lot for now, but ultimately, it’s up to the consignor to work something out with NASA, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
In the prize court the delay caused by all such questions as between consignor and consignee would have been almost endless.
From Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War by Campbell, Robert Granville
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