Noun Definition

assignment

1.Definition: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

Related Noun(s):grant

Category: General

2.Definition: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

Category: General

3.Definition: an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

Category: General

4.Definition: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

"The first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

Category: General

5.Definition: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

Related Noun(s):appointment, designation

Category: General

6.Definition: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

Category: General