assignee clause
assignee clause 〈美〉受让人条款 指1789年《司法法》〔Judiciary Act〕的规定，即阻止在当事人并非为不同州籍或国籍的公民〔diversity of citizenship〕的情况下，一方当事人为能在联邦法院提起诉讼而将其诉讼请求转让给他人，以使得符合这种情况。
ASSIGNEE CLAUSE
assignee clause
assignee clause. A provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that prevented a litigant without diversity of citizenship from assigning a claim to another who did have the required diversity. • In 1948 the assignee clause was replaced by 28 USCA § 1359, which denies federal jurisdiction when a party is improperly or collusively joined,