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Definition of Assignment
1. Noun. A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces). "Hazardous duty"
Exact synonyms: Duty Assignment
Generic synonyms: Duty
Specialized synonyms: Guard, Guard Duty, Sentry Duty, Sentry Go, Fatigue, Fatigue Duty, Charge, Commission, Mission, Reassignment, Sea-duty, Service Abroad, Shipboard Duty, Shore Duty
Derivative terms: Assign
Generic synonyms: Duty
Specialized synonyms: Guard, Guard Duty, Sentry Duty, Sentry Go, Fatigue, Fatigue Duty, Charge, Commission, Mission, Reassignment, Sea-duty, Service Abroad, Shipboard Duty, Shore Duty
Derivative terms: Assign
2. Noun. The instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another.
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Legal Document, Legal Instrument, Official Document
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Assign
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Assign
3. Noun. The act of distributing something to designated places or persons. "The first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
Exact synonyms: Assigning
Specialized synonyms: Allocation, Storage Allocation
Generic synonyms: Distribution
Derivative terms: Assign
Specialized synonyms: Allocation, Storage Allocation
Generic synonyms: Distribution
Derivative terms: Assign
4. Noun. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance.
Exact synonyms: Grant
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Transferred Possession, Transferred Property
Specialized synonyms: Apanage, Appanage, Land Grant
Derivative terms: Assign, Grant
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Transferred Possession, Transferred Property
Specialized synonyms: Apanage, Appanage, Land Grant
Derivative terms: Assign, Grant
5. Noun. An undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor).
Specialized synonyms: School Assignment, Schoolwork, Writing Assignment, Written Assignment
Generic synonyms: Labor, Project, Task, Undertaking
Derivative terms: Assign
Generic synonyms: Labor, Project, Task, Undertaking
Derivative terms: Assign
6. Noun. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position. "The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Exact synonyms: Appointment, Designation, Naming
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Decision, Determination
Specialized synonyms: Nomination, Co-optation, Co-option, Delegacy, Ordinance, Ordination, Recognition
Derivative terms: Assign, Designate, Name, Name
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Decision, Determination
Specialized synonyms: Nomination, Co-optation, Co-option, Delegacy, Ordinance, Ordination, Recognition
Derivative terms: Assign, Designate, Name, Name
Definition of Assignment
1. n. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.
Definition of Assignment
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Assignment
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