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assignment  of  error.A specification of the  trial court’s alleged errors  on  which  the appellant relies in seeking an appellate court’s reversal, vacation, or modification of an adverse judgment. Pl. assignments  of  error.See  ER-ROR.  Cf.  WRIT  OF  ERROR.  [Cases:  Appeal  and  Error    718; Criminal Law    1129. C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 578; Criminal Law § 1688.]

assignment of dower (dow-<<schwa>>r). See ASSIGNMENT(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

assignment for the benefit of creditors.Assignment of a debtor’s property to another person in trust so  as  to consolidate and  liquidate  the  debtor’s  assets for  payment  to  creditors,  any  surplus being  returned  to  the  debtor.  •  This  procedure  serves  as  a  state-law  substitute  for  federal bankruptcy proceedings. The  debtor is not discharged from  unpaid debts…

Assignment Division.The section of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that is responsible for   recording   as-signments   and   other   documents   affecting   title   to   patent   and   trademark applications, patents, and registrations.[Blacks Law 8th]

assignment clause.Oil & gas. See CHANGE-OF-OWNERSHIP CLAUSE.[Blacks Law 8th]

assignment.  1.  The  transfer  of  rights  or  property  <assignment  of  stock  options>.  [Cases: Assignments    31.  C.J.S.  Assignments  §§  43,  46.]  2.  The  rights  or  property  so  transferred  <the aunt assigned those funds to her niece, who promptly invested the assignment in mutual funds>. “An assignment is a transfer or setting over of property, or of…

assigner. See ASSIGNOR.[Blacks Law 8th]

assignee  clause.A  provision  of  the  Judiciary  Act  of  1789  that  prevented  a  litigant  without diversity of citizenship from assigning a claim to another who did have the required diversity. • In 1948  the  assignee  clause  was  replaced  by  28  USCA  §  1359,  which  denies  federal  jurisdiction when a party is improperly or collusively joined, by…

assignee (<<schwa>>-sI-neeor as-<<schwa>>-nee). One to whom property rights or powers are transferred by another. • Use of the term is so widespread that it is difficult to ascribe positive meaning  to  it  with  any  specificity.  Courts  recognize  the  protean  nature  of  the  term  and  are therefore often forced to look to the intent of the…

assigned risk.See RISK.[Blacks Law 8th]