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Assignment

Assignment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Assignment? [n] the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [n] the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" [n] as duty that you are assigned to perform especially in the armed forces; "hazardous duty" [n] an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) [n] the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another [n] (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance Synonyms \| Synonyms for Assignment: appointment \| assigning \| designation \| duty assignment \| grant \| naming Related Terms \| Find terms related to Assignment: abalienation \| accession \| accounting for \| agency \| agentship \| alienation \| allocation \| allotment \| amortization \| amortizement \| anointing \| anointment \| answerability \| application \| appointment \| apportionment \| appropriation \| arrogation \| ascription \| assignation \| assumption \| attachment \| attribution \| authority \| authorization \| bargain and sale \| barter \| bequeathal \| blame \| brevet \| busywork \| care \| cession \| chalk talk \| chare \| charge \| chore \| collocation \| commendation \| commission \| commissioning \| commitment \| conferment \| conferral \| connection with \| consecration \| consignation \| consignment \| conveyance \| conveyancing \| coronation \| credit \| cure \| deeding \| delegated authority \| delegation \| deliverance \| delivery \| demise \| denomination \| deployment \| deposit \| deposition \| deputation \| derivation from \| designation \| determination \| devoir \| devolution \| devolvement \| discourse \| disposal \| disposition \| disquisition \| distribution \| duty \| earmarking \| election \| embassy \| emplacement \| empowerment \| enfeoffment \| entrusting \| entrustment \| errand \| etiology \| exchange \| executorship \| exequatur \| exercise \| exposition \| factorship \| fish to fry \| fixing \| full power \| giving \| giving out \| harangue \| homework \| homily \| honor \| imputation \| incumbency \| infeodation \| infeudation \| instruction \| job \| job of work \| jurisdiction \| labor \| lading \| lease and release \| lecture \| lecture-demonstration \| legation \| legitimate succession \| lesson \| liability \| license \| lieutenancy \| loading \| localization \| locating \| location \| make-work \| mandate \| matters in hand \| mission \| moral \| moral lesson \| morality \| moralization \| naming \| nomination \| object lesson \| obligation \| odd job \| office \| ordainment \| ordination \| packing \| palaetiology \| piece of work \| pinning down \| pinpointing \| placement \| placing \| plenipotentiary power \| position \| positioning \| post \| posting \| power of attorney \| power to act \| preachment \| precision \| procuration \| project \| proxy \| purview \| putting \| recital \| recitation \| reference to \| regency \| regentship \| relegation \| remanding \| reposition \| responsibility \| saddling \| sale \| seizure \| selection \| sermon \| service \| set task \| setting aside \| settlement \| settling \| signification \| situation \| skull session \| specification \| spotting \| stationing \| stint \| stipulation \| storage \| stowage \| succession \| surrender \| tabbing \| tagging \| taking over \| talk \| task \| teaching \| things to do \| trading \| transfer \| transference \| transferral \| transmission \| transmittal \| trust \| trusteeship \| usurpation \| vesting \| vicarious authority \| warrant \| work See Also \| allocation \| apanage \| appanage \| charge \| commission \| conclusion \| co-optation \| co-option \| decision \| delegacy \| determination \| distribution \| duty \| fatigue \| fatigue duty \| guard \| guard duty \| instrument \| labor \| land grant \| legal document \| legal instrument \| mission \| nomination \| official document \| ordinance \| ordination \| project \| reassignment \| school assignment \| sea-duty \| sentry duty \| sentry go \| service abroad \| shipboard duty \| shore duty \| task \| transferred possession \| transferred property \| undertaking \| writing assignment \| written assignment Assignment In Webster's Dictionary \As*sign"ment\, n. [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF. assenement.] 1. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court. 2. (Law) (a) A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands. (b) The writing by which an interest is transferred. (c) The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors. {Assignment of dower}, the setting out by metes and bounds of the widow's thirds or portion in the deceased husband's estate, and allotting it to her. Note: Assignment is also used in law as convertible with specification; assignment of error in proceedings for review being specification of error; and assignment of perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of perjury or fraud.

Assignment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Assignment?

[n] the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
[n] the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
[n] as duty that you are assigned to perform especially in the armed forces; "hazardous duty"
[n] an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
[n] the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
[n] (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

Assignment In Webster's Dictionary

\As*sign"ment\, n. [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF.
assenement.]
1. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or
   use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in
   court.

2. (Law)
   (a) A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of
       lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of
       the whole of some particular estate or interest in
       lands.
   (b) The writing by which an interest is transferred.
   (c) The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain
       persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the
       benefit of creditors.

{Assignment of dower}, the setting out by metes and bounds of
   the widow's thirds or portion in the deceased husband's
   estate, and allotting it to her.

Note: Assignment is also used in law as convertible with
      specification; assignment of error in proceedings for
      review being specification of error; and assignment of
      perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of
      perjury or fraud.

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