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cessionario

assignee

noun cheh-ssyo-NAH-ryoh Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

transferee

Usage Note

Cessionario is a legal term for the party who receives a transferred right, claim, or asset — the recipient in a cessione (transfer/assignment). Its counterpart is cedente (assignor, the transferring party). The feminine form is cessionaria. The word is almost exclusively found in contracts, property transfers, and banking documents, and has no natural everyday equivalent.

Examples

"Il cessionario deve accettare le condizioni del contratto."

Natural Translation

The assignee must accept the terms of the contract.

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