Meaning & use
assignor
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a person or party who legally transfers a right, property, or interest to another party
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Under the contract, the assignor transferred all rights to the patent to the new company.
The assignor must notify the original party before the lease can be transferred.
A note on using this word
A legal term that pairs with 'assignee,' the party who receives the transferred right; the two are easy to confuse because they look so similar.
Words with an opposite meaning
assignee
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