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Debt

as to priority. As to attachment of debts, see that title. Debts are assignable at law, if the assignment is absolute and in writing, where express written notice of the assignment is given to the debtor, trustee,

Landlord and tenant

the assignees by privity of estate only; thus a lessee is liable for the rent and covenants notwithstanding assignment, while assignees being only bound by privity of estate, their obligations cease upon assignment over. Further, assignees are

Under-lease

part of his whole interest under the original lease, reserving to himself a reversion; it differs from an assignment, which conveys the lessee's whole interest, and passes to the assignee the right and liability to sue and

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Apportion

English Dictionary, 3rd Ed., Vol., 1 p. 87, to 'apportion' is 'to assign as a proper portion'. An assignment as a proper portion of the dividends would mean an assignment in the same or similar ratio as

Shet sanadi

lands, for military service, especially local military acting a police and garrison of forts. It also means an assignment of revenue land for certain services, both the assignment and officer may be hereditary, Lakhan Gowda v. Appanna,

preference

receive (as under a bankruptcy settlement) called also voidable preference compare antecedent debt at debt, fraudulent conveyance general assignment at assignment NOTE: Preferences can be voided by a bankruptcy trustee because they diminish the bankruptcy estate out

sublease

for a shorter term than that of the original lease and under which some interest is retained compare assignment of lease at assignment sublease vt

garnishment

the debt to the creditor ;specif : attachment of the debtor's wages to satisfy a judgment compare wage assignment at assignment

Copyright

any interest in it by license, but any grant any interest in it by license, but any such assignment or grant must be in writing and signed by him or his agent [s. 5 (2)]; and there

Covenant

come within the category of choses in action may be assigned, see Law of Properties Act, 1925, and ASSIGNMENT. A deed addressed to all the world, some times called a deed poll, was not within the rule

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