In real property law, the voluntary transfer of property from one person to another (as opposed to transfer by operation of law).
Alienation
The person to whom contract rights are assigned.
Assignee
The act of transferring to another all or part of one's rights arising under a contract
Assignment
The person who assigns contract rights
Assignor
One to whom contract duties are delegated by another, called the delegator.
Delegate
The transfer of a contractual duty to a third party. The party delegating the duty (the delegator) to the third party (the delegatee) is still obliged to perform on the contract should the delegatee fail to perform
Delegation
One who delegates his or her duties under a contract to another, called the delegatee.
Delegator
A third party who incidentally benefits from a contract but whose benefit was not the reason the contract was formed; a(n) ________ has no rights in a contract and cannot sue to have the contract enforced.
Incidental Beneficiary
A third party for whose benefit a contract is formed; a(n) ____ has no rights in a contract and cannot sue to have the contract enforced.
Intended Beneficiary
One to whom an obligation is owed
Oblige
One that owes an obligation to another
Obligor
The relationship that exists between the promisor and the promisee of a contract.
Privity of Contract
Proportionately; in proportion
Pro Rata
One for whose benefit a promise is made in a contract but who is not a party to the contract