Assignment in United States
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(Law Lat. assignatio, from assigno, ad and signum, to mark for; to appoint to one; to appropriate to). At common law. The transferring and setting over to another of some right, title, or interest in things in which a third party, not a party to the assignment, has a concern and interest. 1 Bac. Abr. 329; 1 Iowa, 582. It is more loosely used to indicate any transfer or making over to another of the whole of any property, real or personal, in possession or in action, or of any estate or right therem. 35 Fed. 436; 78 Iowa, 101; 3 Minn, 389 (Gil. 282) ; 16 Barb. (N. Y.) 580.
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(Law Lat. assignatio, from assigno, ad and signum, to mark for; to appoint to one; to appropriate to). At common law. The transferring and setting over to another of some right, title, or interest in things in which a third party, not a party to the assignment, has a concern and interest. 1 Bac. Abr. 329; 1 Iowa, 582. It is more loosely used to indicate any transfer or making over to another of the whole of any property, real or personal, in possession or in action, or of any estate or right therem. 35 Fed. 436; 78 Iowa, 101; 3 Minn, 389 (Gil. 282) ; 16 Barb. (N. Y.) 580.
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The transfer of one person’s rights to another. Assignments are made (a) by the act of the parties, as in the case of a tenant assigning his or her lease to another; or (b) by operation of law, as in the case of death or bankruptcy. The party transferring a right is the assignor; the party to whom the rights are transferred is the assignee. An assignment need not be in any particular form. It may be oral or written, unless it involves a contract required by the statute of frauds (in U.S. law) to be in writing. It may be a formal document or an endorsement on the contract signed by the assignor. An assignment does not require any consideration, but it must effect an immediate transfer to a specific assignee.
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ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS TO ENHANCE EMPLOYEES’ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS., States News Service; March 26, 2012
Assignment Of Rights In The United Arab Emirates., Mondaq Business Briefing; May 26, 2011
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Out-of-town assignments lasting more than one year are costly., The Tax Adviser; November 1, 1993; Sabo, Monica M. Schmid, James S.
Opinion Assignment on the Rehnquist Court, Judicature; November 1, 2005; Maltzman, Forrest Wahlbeck, Paul J.
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