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What does attorn mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive, law) To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person.
  2. (intransitive, law) To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
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The parties irrevocably and unconditionally attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that jurisdiction and all courts competent to hear appeals therefrom.
Ontario which specifically states that parties to a franchise agreement are required to attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the province.
The parties irrevocably attorn to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Ontario in respect of all matters and disputes arising hereunder.
If they have been stored in the customer's name, the warehouseman should be required to attorn to the bank.
This agreement is made in accordance with and is subject to the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia and the parties hereto irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the Court of the Province of Nova Scotia.
In named-party litigation, it might be quite sensible to argue that a defendant must attorn to a jurisdiction where it is not a resident.

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