assignor

Thân thiện

The assignor signs the contract transferring ownership.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The party who makes an assignment: In legal and formal contexts, an "assignor" is a person or entity that transfers rights, property, or interests to another party (the assignee).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The assignor must sign the contract to transfer the copyright.
  • As the assignor of the lease, she was responsible for notifying the landlord.

Advanced Usage

• Legal Capacity: The term is almost exclusively used in legal, financial, and contractual documents to specify the transferring party in an assignment.
  • The court verified that the assignor had the legal capacity to transfer the patent.

Variants and Related Words

• Assign (verb): To transfer rights or property.
  • She will assign her shares to her daughter.
• Assignment (noun): The act of assigning or the document effecting it.
  • The assignment of the contract was completed yesterday.
• Assignee (noun): The party who receives the rights or property from the assignor.
  • The assignee is now the new beneficiary of the policy.

Synonyms

• Transferor: A party who transfers property or a right.
• Grantor: A party who conveys property or creates a trust (often used in similar contexts).

Notes on Meaning

• The term "assignor" is specifically relational; it defines a role (the one who assigns) in the context of a transaction with an "assignee." It is not typically used outside of formal transfer contexts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (law) the party who makes an assignment