Assignment

  • 41Assignment of dower — Assignment As*sign ment, n. [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF. assenement.] 1. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) A transfer of title or… …

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  • 42assignment for benefit of creditors — A voluntary transfer of a debtor s property into a trust to be used to pay creditors. The trustee collects any income owed the debtor, liquidates the debtor s property that has been transferred to the trust, and uses the money to pay the debtor s …

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  • 43assignment of error — assignment of error: a declaration by a party to a legal action specifying the errors made by the court during the trial that the party seeks to have corrected (as by a new trial) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996.… …

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  • 44assignment of income — see assignment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. assignment of income …

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  • 45assignment clause — ➔ clause * * * assignment clause UK US noun [C] ► LAW a part of a contract that says whether or not you can give your rights and responsibilities in it to someone else: »The Building Society has abolished its charitable assignment clause for any… …

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  • 46Assignment Nor'Dyren — is a 1973 science fiction novel by Sydney J. Van Scyoc. This science fiction story can be viewed as an allegorical exploration of an important question regarding human society: why do some humans seem to put their energies into creative endeavors …

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  • 47assignment for the benefit of creditors — see assignment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 48assignment of lease — see assignment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 49Assignment Vienna — was a drama television series aired in the United States by ABC as an element in its 1972 73 wheel series The Men . Assignment Vienna told the story of Jake Webster (Robert Conrad), an American expatriate in Vienna who was the operator of Jake s… …

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  • 50assignment worker — assignment worker, a part time or temporary employee: »Employment agencies call them…assignment workers. Some labor economists, by contrast, call them disposable and throwaway workers. Whatever they are called, their numbers are climbing (Peter T …

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