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单词 promisee
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promisee
noun[C]
lawspecialized
uk
/ˌprɒm.ɪsˈiː/us
/ˌprɑː.mɪsˈiː/
apersonorgroupto whom apromisehas been made:
受约人，受要约人，受诺人
A promissorynoteis a writtenpromisethat aborrower(the promisor) willpayasumofmoneyto adesignatedperson(thepayeeor promisee).借据是借款人（立约人）向某指定的人（受款人或受约人）支付一笔钱的书面承诺。
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  • Apromisethat a promisor madebasedon amoralobligationto the promisee may not beenforced.
  • Apromiseisgratuitousunlessthe promisee ispayingapricefor it by giving something in retum.
  • Promises canremaininforceafter thedeathof the promisee.
  • Nocorporateofficercould haveauthoritytopledgethe corporation'sassetsto adealwhichbenefitsthe promisee, but not thecorporation.
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Making & breaking promises & commitments
(Definition ofpromiseefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpromisee

promisee
In the no obstacle condition, the final sentence depicted thepromiseeobserving the promiser engaged in some pleasurable, voluntary activity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If a promise is binding, it invariably creates an entitlement in thepromisee.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This seems clear in many land cases - whereby thepromiseerelies on the promise only to find out that later on the promise is revoked.
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Thus, apromiseeis 'the person to whom something is promised', that is, the indirect object of promise.
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One character, the promiser, made a commitment to the other character, thepromisee.
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This information was included to make clear that thepromiseeknew whether the promiser had intentionally or unintentionally broken the promise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This would be contrary to our intention that the third party's rights should be independent of the promisee's rights.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There have also been circumstances where thepromiseesought to enforce the contract for the benefit of the third party.
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Hansard archive
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As a natural progression, the contracting parties should be able to limit or place conditions on the third party's right of enforcement, irrespective of the promisee's rights.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We would have to decide whether that test was to be applied as between the promisor and thepromiseeor as between the promisor and the third party.
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Hansard archive
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Therefore, for a plea of promissory estoppel to succeed, there must be a change in circumstances of thepromisee.
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As time passes and the originalpromiseeof the covenant is no longer involved in the land, enforcement may become lax.
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This fails to take into account situations where thepromiseehas suffered personal loss from the breach of contract.
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So we must look to the loss truly suffered by thepromisee.
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Essentially, once apromiseebegins performance, an option contract is implicitly created between the promisor and thepromisee.
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