Simple English definitions for legal terms
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An assigner is someone who gives or transfers property rights or powers to another person. It's like when you let your friend borrow your toy for a little while, you are assigning them the right to play with it. Assigner and assignor mean the same thing.
Definition: An assigner is a person who transfers property rights or powers to another. It is also spelled as assignor.
Example: John is the assigner of his property to his son. He transfers the ownership of his property to his son.
The example illustrates that John is the assigner who transfers his property rights to his son.