Definition of Abandonee | OpenJurist

Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.

Abandonee

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Definition:
One to whom property or rights are relinquished or abandoned.
Abandonee

Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

Definition:
A party to whom a right or property is abandoned or relinquished by another. Applied to the insurers of vessels and cargoes. Lord Ellenborough, C. J., 5 Maule & S. 82; Abbott, J., Id. 87; Holroyd, J., Id. 89.