Assignation
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Scotch law. Assignment, (q. V.) ASSIGNATUS UTITUR JURE AUCTOris. An assignor is clothed with the rights of his principal. Halk. Max. 14; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 416, 416, 423, 425; Wingate, Max. p. 56; 1 Exch. 32; 18 Q. B. 878.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In French Law, a writ of summons.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In Scots law. An alienation or conveyance, particularly of a debt or movable subject; an assignment
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Seotch law term equivalent to assignment, (g..) Assignatus utitur jure auctoris. An assignee uses the right of his principal; an assignee is clothed with the rights of his principal. Halk. Max. p. 14; Broom, Max. 465,
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In Scotch law. An alienation, transfer or conveyance, particularly of a debt or moveable subject; an assignment. Ersk. Inst. b. 2, tit. 7. Id. b. 3, tit. 5. By assignation, in proper speech, is understood a written deed of conveyance by the proprietor to another, of any subject not properly feudal. Id. ibid. § 1.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
in the Scotc law, the ceding or yielding a thing to another of which intimation must be made.