a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); hazardous duty

[ Syn: duty assignment ]

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

the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum

[ Syn: assigning ]

(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

[ Syn: grant ]

an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee

[ Syn: appointment , designation , naming ]