2A:19-1. Definitions. 2A:19-1. As used in this chapter: a. 'General assignment' means a transfer or conveyance by a debtor in writing, whereby the debtor transfers or conveys to an assignee, in trust for the benefit of his creditors, all of his property. A 'general assignment' includes an assignment by a debtor made under section 2A:20-6 of this title. b. 'Debtor' means any person liable on a debt, including any person in actual confinement or discharged under bond pursuant to chapter 20 of this title. c. 'Court' means the Superior Court. d. 'Creditor' includes any person to whom a debt is due. e. 'Debt' includes any debt, demand or claim. f. 'Assignor' means any debtor who has executed a general assignment. g. 'Assignee' means an assignee under a general assignment, including an assignee appointed under chapter 20 of this title. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.70.
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