Meaning & use
deed of assignment
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Meaning
nouncountablelegal
A signed legal document that passes ownership of a right, property or contract from one person to another.
Grammar: Countable: the parties signed a deed of assignment.
Patterns
- sign a deed of assignment
- a deed of assignment between two parties
The landlord signed a deed of assignment transferring the lease to the new tenant.
A deed of assignment was needed to pass the copyright to the publisher.
The bank requested a deed of assignment before approving the loan.
Word forms
| plural | deeds of assignment |
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Common combinations
- sign a deed of assignment
- Both parties must sign a deed of assignment.
- execute a deed of assignment
- The solicitor will execute a deed of assignment next week.
- draft a deed of assignment
- The lawyer will draft a deed of assignment for the sale.
- deed of assignment of rights
- A deed of assignment of rights passes the contract to the buyer.
- register a deed of assignment
- You may need to register a deed of assignment with the authorities.
Synonyms and how they differ
- transfer deed
- Transfer deed is a more common term for moving land, whereas a deed of assignment also covers rights and contracts.
- conveyance
- Conveyance mainly refers to moving ownership of land, and it is somewhat more traditional.
- assignment
- Assignment alone may mean the act or any agreement, but a deed is a specific formal document.
Word family
- assign verb
- to give a right or property to someone
- assignor noun
- the person who transfers a right
- assignee noun
- the person who receives the right
- assignment noun
- the act of transferring
Commonly confused: deed of assignment or deed of covenant?
deed of assignment vs deed of covenant
A deed of covenant is a promise to do or not do something, such as paying regular sums, not a transfer of rights.
Practice
The tenant wants to pass her lease to a friend, so the lawyer prepares a ___.
Choose one answer.
A deed of assignment transfers rights, such as a lease, to another person. A power of attorney only allows someone to act for you, which is a tempting wrong answer.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “deed of assignment”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.