assignee Definition
as·signee (ə sīn′ē′)
noun
- a person to whom a claim, right, property, etc. is transferred
- a person appointed to act for another
Etymology: Fr assigné: see assign
assignee Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near assignee
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- ‹ asshole
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