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assignee Definition

as·signee (ə sīn′ē)

noun

  1. a person to whom a claim, right, property, etc. is transferred
  2. a person appointed to act for another

Etymology: Fr assigné: see assign

assignee Synonyms

assignee

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assignee Law Definition

n

One to whom a duty, interest, or right is assigned.

assignee Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • propose: Where the proposed assignee is not resident in the United Kingdom.
  • name: If we exercise this right, we shall name the assignee, transferee or subcontractor on the Site.
  • permit: Liability ceases once the assignee assigns to a permitted assignee.
  • include: According to the PTO, the data we receive includes the assignee designated at the time of filing.

Adjective modifier

  • short-term: Plus short-term assignees are often not given sufficient cross-cultural training.
  • suitable: On the other hand, what would happen if a suitable assignee could not be found?

Modifies a noun

  • information: Does anyone know how reliable / consistent the availablity of assignee information for published US applications is now?
  • cannot: Note also that the assignee cannot recover in damages more than would have been recoverable by the assignor had he brought the claim.

Noun used with modifier

  • patent: TIP: If the patent assignee was inside the US, there is no Assignee Country field.
  • copyright: In the music industry, licensing is frequently used by copyright assignees, so the work can be exploited by professionals.

Possessives

manager: Equally important is the support and commitment of the assignee's line manager.

Preposition: of

  • interest: Indeed, some assignees of LLC membership interests may prefer to own only the economic portion of the LLC membership interest.
  • member: To the extent so charged, the judgment creditor has only the rights of an assignee of the member 's interest.
  • contract: Orange: Orange Personal Communications Services Limited or any organization that may succeed it as the assignee of the Contract.
  • tenancy: In short the assignee of a new tenancy is not liable to pay service charge arrears accruing before the assignment.
  • creditor: The dividend may be paid to an assignee of the creditor.