Assignee

Definition of Assignee

Meaning of assignee, related to United States investment and financial law, in the American Legal Dictionary. See also related words and terms of assignee below.

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Further Reading

• Information about assignee in: John Downes and Jordan Elliot Goodman, “Dictionary of finance and investment terms” (Hauppauge, New York, Barron's, 2014)
• Information about assignee in: Jerry Martin Rosenberg, “Dictionary of investing” (New York, Wiley)
• Information about assignee in: Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary

Assignee

In the Past

One to whom an assignment has been made.

Developments

Assignees are either assignees in fact or assignees in law. An assignee in fact is one to whom an assignment has been made in fact by the party having the right. An assignee in law is one in whom the law vest's the right, as an executor or administrator. Co. Litt. 210 a, note 1; Hob. 9. Vide Assigns and 1 Vern. 425; 1 Salk. 81 7 East, 337; Bac. Ab. Covenant, E; a Saund. 182, note 1; Arch. Civ. PI. 50, 58, 70 Supp, to Ves. Jr, 72 2 Phil. Ev. Index, h. t. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about assignee is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including assignee.

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Meaning of Assignee

This is a brief definition of assignee; a term used, in general, in the field of procedural law within the United States: A person to whom an assignment is made.