assignee
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6.8
- noun
- /əˈsɪni/
- Formal
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cesionario
- The courts were directly responsible for appointing and removing assignees, approving conveyances, and collecting and distributing assets.
- bankruptcy assignee
- assignee sale
- assignee's petition
Examples
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Upon a federal district court declaring a debtor to be a bankrupt through the issuance of a bankruptcy decree, the assignee, as representative of the federally created bankruptcy estate, acquired all of the bankrupt's property rights.
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Depending on the amount of proceeds, court officials—like the assignees and the U.S. Marshal—and creditors might receive some payment.
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A professional network clearly existed among those who served as Eastern District assignees.
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A more likely prospect is that Ben was the assignee of a Revolutionary War bounty.
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Lawmakers offered this and other newly opening areas to Revolutionary War veterans or their assignees on generous terms, and Ben was ready to take advantage.
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In furtherance of this goal, federal district courts promulgated local rules commanding or enabling the assignee to "take ... possession and control of the estate."
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In short, pecuniary self-interest would motivate an assignee to obtain and recover the highest possible price.
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The lawyer explained that the assignee would be responsible for managing the estate's assets after the owner's death.
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As the project progressed, the team designated John as the assignee who would ensure all tasks were completed on time.
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In the contract, it was clearly stated that the assignee would have the rights to the property from that date onward.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person chosen for an official job or position
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6.1
A person officially chosen for a particular job
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8.2
A person who receives property or legal rights from another person
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7.2
A person who receives land, property, or shares from an organization
A person who takes care of someone or manages something
A person or organization that receives an agreement and must do what it says
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assignee comes from the verb assign plus the ending -ee, which means 'one who receives'. Because assign means 'to give' and you can see the same idea in the word sign, an assignee is the person who is given a task, right, or property in a formal or legal way.