preferential assignment

  • 1preferential assignment — An assignment of property for the benefit of creditors, made by an insolvent debtor, in which it is directed that a preference (right to be paid first in full) shall be given to a creditor or creditors therein named over other creditors. Such… …

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  • 2preferential assignment — An assignment for the benefit of creditors wherein the assignor gives a preference to certain of his creditors. 6 Am J2d Assign for Crs § 69. Broadly, any assignment which prefers one creditor over another. See voidable preference …

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  • 3assignment — A transfer or setting over of property, or of some right or interest therein, from one person to another, and unless in some way qualified, the transfer of one s whole interest in an estate, chattel, or other thing. 6 Am J2d Assign § 1. The word… …

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  • 4assignment for benefit of creditors — A general assignment for benefit of creditors is transfer of all or substantially all of debtor s property to another person in trust to collect any money owing to debtor, to sell property, to distribute the proceeds to his creditors and to… …

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  • 5assignment with preferences — An assignment for the benefit of creditors, with directions to the assignee to prefer a specified creditor or class of creditors, by paying their claims in full before the others receive any dividend, or in some other manner. More usually termed… …

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  • 6assignment for benefit of creditors — A general assignment for benefit of creditors is transfer of all or substantially all of debtor s property to another person in trust to collect any money owing to debtor, to sell property, to distribute the proceeds to his creditors and to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7assignment with preferences — An assignment for the benefit of creditors, with directions to the assignee to prefer a specified creditor or class of creditors, by paying their claims in full before the others receive any dividend, or in some other manner. More usually termed… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8preferential transfer — See preference preferential assignment …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 9Preferential bidding system — Preferential bidding is a method of solving transport workforce schedules consisting of specific flights and certain qualified crewmembers, or pairings , while allowing those crewmembers to request periodic work schedules using weighted… …

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  • 10constructive assignment — An assignment for the benefit of creditors arising by operation of law, as where a preferential or fraudulent transfer is converted by statute into an assignment for the benefit of creditors. 6 Am J2d Assign for Crs § 47 …

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